00A01482
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Description: The agreement provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Branford Public Schools to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA Region 1.
The recipient will replace 21 eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the School Bus Sub-Program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for communities in Branford, Connecticut.
Activities: The activities include replacing eligible internal combustion engine Class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles; purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining charging equipment to maintain the new zero-emission vehicles; and providing workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, and operation of the new zero-emission vehicles.
Subrecipient: The activities to be implemented through a subaward to ZUM Services include project management, vehicle procurement, charger installation management, and workforce training program management.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include replacing 21 fossil-fuel powered school buses with zero-emission electric buses and installing 21 Level 3 chargers.
Training will be provided to staff, drivers, mechanics, and public safety officials about how to properly operate and maintain the zero-emission buses and chargers, and community engagement activities will be held to connect with and educate the community.
The expected outcomes include reduced greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, reduced fuel consumption, lower school district operating and maintenance costs, improved air quality, trained staff, improved safety, and increased public awareness and understanding about the environmental and economic effectiveness of the implemented technology.
The intended beneficiaries include the Branford Public School District (Grantee) and ZUM Services (Subrecipient).
Other beneficiaries include disadvantaged community residents who will benefit from improved ambient air quality in communities in which the vehicles operate.
The recipient will replace 21 eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the School Bus Sub-Program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for communities in Branford, Connecticut.
Activities: The activities include replacing eligible internal combustion engine Class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles; purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining charging equipment to maintain the new zero-emission vehicles; and providing workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, and operation of the new zero-emission vehicles.
Subrecipient: The activities to be implemented through a subaward to ZUM Services include project management, vehicle procurement, charger installation management, and workforce training program management.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include replacing 21 fossil-fuel powered school buses with zero-emission electric buses and installing 21 Level 3 chargers.
Training will be provided to staff, drivers, mechanics, and public safety officials about how to properly operate and maintain the zero-emission buses and chargers, and community engagement activities will be held to connect with and educate the community.
The expected outcomes include reduced greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, reduced fuel consumption, lower school district operating and maintenance costs, improved air quality, trained staff, improved safety, and increased public awareness and understanding about the environmental and economic effectiveness of the implemented technology.
The intended beneficiaries include the Branford Public School District (Grantee) and ZUM Services (Subrecipient).
Other beneficiaries include disadvantaged community residents who will benefit from improved ambient air quality in communities in which the vehicles operate.
Awardee
Funding Goals
1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
South Central Connecticut,
Connecticut
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
Branford Board Of Education was awarded
Zero-Emission School Bus Grant for Cleaner Air in Branford, CT
Project Grant 00A01482
worth $6,329,215
from EPA Region 1: Boston in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Connecticut United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.049 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program.
$2,105,860 (25.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/30/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
12/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$6.3M
Federal Obligation
$2.1M
Non-Federal Obligation
$8.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
00A01482
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Independent School District
Awarding Office
68HF01 REGION 1 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68Q000 REGION 1 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
NFHCXENRUXP1
Awardee CAGE
9J6F9
Performance District
CT-03
Senators
Richard Blumenthal
Christopher Murphy
Christopher Murphy
Modified: 1/30/25