Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program Awards

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 60 grants totaling approximately $623 million under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. The grant funding will reduce vehicle emissions by replacing more than 2,000 legacy school buses and vocational vehicles with new Class 6 and Class 7 zero-emission vehicles and supporting infrastructure in 24 states (including two Tribes or Tribally-controlled schools) and one U.S. territory. Grant-funded vehicle replacements include battery-electric school buses as well as battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell bucket trucks, cargo trucks, dump trucks, emergency vehicles, refuse/recycling haulers, step vans, straight/box trucks, street sweepers, transit buses, utility trucks, and other vocational vehicles.

• CHDV Program Overview
• Key Things to Know
• Awarded Project Overview
• Awarded Project Details

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CHDV Program Overview

Over three million Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles are currently in use in the U.S., many of which pre-date recent EPA emissions standards. These vehicles emit harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxide and fine particulate matter. Since heavy-duty engines can operate for 30 years or more, legacy vehicles disproportionately contribute to harmful tailpipe emissions from the transportation sector. Replacing existing Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles with new zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles will result in cleaner air and better health outcomes for communities across the country.

The CHDV Grant Program will reduce air pollution by encouraging the deployment of ZE heavy-duty vehicles and associated infrastructure. These emission reductions are expected to be particularly impactful in areas designated nonattainment with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. More than $400 million has been awarded to vehicle projects that serve one or more communities in nonattainment areas. EPA-funded vehicle replacement projects will result in cleaner air and improved health for the communities in which they operate, the children and other passengers on the vehicles, and the drivers and maintenance staff who work on these vehicles.

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Key Things to Know

The CHDV Program consists of two sub-programs:

• A School Bus Sub-Program that funds school bus replacement projects
• A Vocational Vehicles Sub-Program that funds vocational vehicle replacement projects

CHDV funding for the selected projects will also support purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain ZE vehicles as well as workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of ZE vehicles.

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Awarded Project Overview

By Sub-Program

By Prioritization

By Location

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Awarded Project Details

Selected Applicant	EPA Region	State	Sub-Program	Community Type	Number of Vehicle Replacements	Replacement Vehicle Type(s)	EPA Funds Awarded	Total Project Funding
Birmingham City Schools	R04	AL	School Bus	Other	20	School Buses	$5,600,000	$8,543,440
Branford Public Schools	R01	CT	School Bus	NAA	21	School Buses	$6,329,215	$8,435,075
California Department of Transportation	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	11	Other Vocational Vehicles (Cargo Trucks)	$2,090,000	$6,503,079
City of Atlanta	R04	GA	Vocational Vehicles	Other	7	Other Vocational Vehicles (Utility Trucks), Refuse Hauler, Street Sweeper	$2,376,203	$3,761,616
City of Boston, Boston Public Schools	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	125	School Buses	$35,050,000	$48,471,034
City of Chicago Department of Fleet & Facility Management (2FM)	R05	IL	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	14	Straight/Box Truck, Bucket Trucks, Other Vocational Vehicles	$7,316,162	$12,401,662
City of Milwaukee	R05	WI	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	8	Other Vocational Vehicles (Dump Trucks)	$3,020,910	$3,748,910
City of Miramar	R04	FL	Vocational Vehicles	Other	3	Street Sweeper, Transit Buses	$853,000	$2,458,000
City of Oakland	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	4	Refuse Haulers, Street Sweepers	$1,364,154	$3,751,399
City of Pasadena	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	17	Step Vans, Bucket Truck, Other Vocational Vehicles (Dump Trucks), Refuse Haulers	$4,615,000	$10,304,100
City of Pico Rivera	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	3	Bucket Truck, Other Vocational Vehicles (Dump Truck, Vacuum Truck)	$762,750	$1,270,256
City of Santa Monica	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	4	Street Sweepers	$1,260,000	$3,237,396
City of Springfield DBA: Springfield Public Schools	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$6,481,672	$9,908,555
CNMI Office of the Governor	R09	MP	Vocational Vehicles	Territory	43	Septic and Bucket Trucks, Other Vocational Vehicles (Dump Trucks, Fire/Rescue Vehicles, Utility Trucks), Refuse Haulers, Transit Buses	$48,690,688	$48,706,838
Colorado Department of Corrections	R08	CO	Vocational Vehicles	Other	3	Straight/Box Trucks, Other Vocational Vehicles (Utility Vehicles)	$661,150	$1,071,100
Dallas Independent School District	R06	TX	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	10	Straight/Box Trucks	$2,184,164	$4,660,811
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Office of Transportation Services	R03	VA	School Bus	NAA	43	School Buses	$12,900,000	$18,672,836
Forest Preserve District of Cook County	R05	IL	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	4	Refuse Haulers	$1,040,000	$2,200,000
Gila Crossing Community School	R09	AZ	School Bus	NAA, Tribal	2	School Buses	$560,000	$900,000
Golden Empire Transit	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	5	Transit Buses (including hydrogen fuel cell)	$4,503,380	$14,661,880
Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	17	School Buses	$4,989,500	$7,058,856
Haverstraw-Stony Point CSB-DBA: North Rockland CSD	R02	NY	School Bus	NAA	15	School Buses	$4,432,513	$7,450,380
Henrico County Public Schools	R03	VA	School Bus	Other	10	School Buses	$2,700,000	$4,172,056
Hingham Public Schools / Town of Hingham	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	10	School Buses	$2,935,000	$4,172,056
Illinois State Board of Education	R05	IL	School Bus	NAA	70	School Buses	$19,957,592	$27,105,267
Indiana Department of Environmental Management	R05	IN	School Bus	NAA	32	School Buses	$9,305,301	$15,644,277
Jackson Public Schools	R04	MS	School Bus	Other	15	School Buses	$4,923,958	$6,914,458
Jefferson Parish	R06	LA	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$7,100,000	$10,291,475
Laveen Elementary School District	R09	AZ	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,840,000	$6,200,000
Livingston Parish	R06	LA	School Bus	Other	20	School Buses	$5,600,000	$8,390,340
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) – Transportation Services Division	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	50	School Buses	$20,374,355	$26,224,255
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources	R01	MA	Vocational Vehicles	Other	28	Straight/Box Trucks, Step Vans	$5,833,843	$9,070,650
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy	R05	MI	Vocational Vehicles	Other	15	Refuse Haulers	$4,405,187	$8,305,187
Milwaukee Board of School Directors DBA: Milwaukee Public Schools	R05	WI	School Bus	NAA	50	School Buses	$14,787,500	$20,580,556
Minneapolis Public Schools	R05	MN	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$7,000,000	$9,939,525
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency	R05	MN	School Bus	Other	19	School Buses	$5,514,766	$8,438,828
New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)	R02	NY	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	55	Straight/Box Trucks, Other Vocational Vehicles (Utility Vehicles), Refuse Haulers, Street Sweepers	$17,345,895	$30,361,175
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction	R04	NC	School Bus	Other	31	School Buses	$8,680,000	$13,779,036
North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)	R06	TX	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	234	Straight/Box Trucks, Step Vans, Bucket Trucks, Other Vocational Vehicles, Refuse Haulers, Street Sweepers, Transit Buses (including some hydrogen vehicles)	$60,000,000	$98,311,183
North Chicago CUSD 187	R05	IL	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,820,000	$4,129,400
Northeastern Illinois Railroad DBA: Metra	R05	IL	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	3	Straight/Box Trucks, Other Vocational Vehicle	$570,000	$1,200,000
NYC School Bus Umbrella Services, Inc.	R02	NY	School Bus	NAA	134	School Buses	$39,035,500	$55,066,465
Oakland Unified School District	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	60	School Buses	$15,178,465	$19,910,457
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)	R10	OR	School Bus	Other	26	School Buses	$6,543,857	$11,522,419
Oxnard School District (OSD)	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	15	School Buses	$4,552,500	$6,639,056
Port of Oakland	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	60	Straight/Box Trucks	$10,499,274	$15,657,774
Roanoke City Public Schools	R03	VA	School Bus	Other	50	School Buses	$15,488,465	$25,640,965
Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS)	R07	MO	School Bus	NAA	30	School Buses	$10,128,735	$14,188,852
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	26	Straight/Box Trucks, Step Van, Other Vocational Vehicles	$8,933,333	$13,132,160
School Board of Miami-Dade County	R04	FL	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$7,297,240	$10,422,240
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community	R05	MN	Vocational Vehicles	Tribal	1	Straight/Box Truck	$190,000	$409,718
South Coast Air Quality Management District	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	74	School Buses	$24,842,632	$39,700,392
South Coast Air Quality Management District	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	126	Straight/Box Trucks, Step Vans	$33,898,522	$47,524,112
Tempe Elementary School District	R09	AZ	School Bus	NAA	15	School Buses	$4,534,246	$10,028,849
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) - Office of Energy Programs (OEP)	R04	TN	Vocational Vehicles	Other	3	Straight/Box Truck, Bucket Truck, Other Vocational Vehicle (Dump Truck)	$890,000	$1,345,000
Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), Division of Air Quality (UDAQ)	R08	UT	School Bus	NAA	131	School Buses	$42,000,000	$54,463,500
Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), Division of Air Quality (UDAQ)	R08	UT	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	83	Straight/Box Trucks, Step Vans	$18,000,000	$25,958,461
Village of New Square	R02	NY	School Bus	NAA	48	School Buses	$14,106,685	$26,709,597
Washington State Department of Ecology	R10	WA	School Bus	Other	13	School Buses	$3,887,706	$6,854,236
Zion Elementary School District 6	R05	IL	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,800,000	$4,120,600

Table Notes:

• “Community Types”:
  • NAA: Projects that are expected to replace vehicles that will operate in one or more areas of nonattainment with the NAAQS
  • Territory: Projects located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Tribal: Projects representing Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal entities, and/or Tribally-controlled schools
  • Other: Projects taking place outside of NAA, Tribal, or Territory communities
• “Replacement Vehicle Type(s)” clarifies whether the new vehicles are school buses or the vocational vehicle type(s) outlined in Table 2 of the NOFO. Where additional details were included in final workplans and fleet sheets, "Other Vocational Vehicles" have been further defined. For “Other Vocational Vehicles” lacking parenthetical information, additional project details will be provided once grantees are further along in their projects.
• "Total Project Funding” includes EPA and grantee funds for the project. These totals do not include “leveraged funds,” which are resources above and beyond the EPA or grantee funding for the project. Examples of leveraged funds include: public-private partnerships, grants from other entities, incentive vouchers, or the issuance of school bonds.