00A01507
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Description:
This agreement provides funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to the City of Boston (Boston Public Schools). This agreement is to replace existing school buses with clean and zero emission (ZE) school buses.
Activities:
The activities include replacing fifty (50) Class 7 diesel school buses with fifty (50) Class 7 electric school buses and fifty (50) direct current (DC) fast charging infrastructure. The new school buses will serve the Boston Public Schools (BPS) school district.
Subrecipient:
No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes:
The anticipated deliverables include:
- Public engagement via public meetings to engage affected communities before and after deployment, public comment email inbox, and two public surveys on electric school buses (ESBs) to gage attitudes, impact, and feedback.
- Construction buildout of supporting infrastructure to charge electric school buses (one transformer, two switchgear, and 300+ feet of conduit installed, fifty 30 kilowatt (KW) or higher direct current fast chargers (DCFC) installed).
- Fifty diesel buses transitioned to electric.
- 6,500 school children now served by a zero emission (ZE) school bus.
- 40% of vehicle miles traveled are in environmental justice (EJ) neighborhoods transitioned to ZE buses.
- Reduced air pollution by 0.042 short tons of particulate matter (PM2.5), and 687.9 short tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
- Workforce development via training sessions for each key operations team, coaching for drivers, training for new drivers, onboarding mechanics and operations staff to support bus roll out, training for fire district's first responders to respond to ESBs, and training for bus routers.
- Share lessons learned via virtual and in-person engagements to disseminate best practice, lessons learned about the technology and its us, and to share information with interested fleets addressing large scale cold weather ESB deployment.
The expected outcomes include:
- Increased public awareness of project and results and increased public exposure to electric vehicle (EV) technology.
- Strengthened capacity for electrification and transportation planning in BPS Department of Transportation (DOT).
- Improved ambient air quality around bus yard, EJ neighborhoods, and broader city.
- Improved health for local school children, fewer of whom are exposed to diesel exhaust emissions.
- Growth of workforce to support zero emission vehicles and key components like batteries.
- Increased knowledge of successful use of involved technologies.
- Increased understanding of the environmental and economic effectiveness of ESBs in the community.
The intended beneficiaries include Boston Public Schools (BPS); BPS students, teachers, and staff; and the greater Boston community.
This agreement provides funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to the City of Boston (Boston Public Schools). This agreement is to replace existing school buses with clean and zero emission (ZE) school buses.
Activities:
The activities include replacing fifty (50) Class 7 diesel school buses with fifty (50) Class 7 electric school buses and fifty (50) direct current (DC) fast charging infrastructure. The new school buses will serve the Boston Public Schools (BPS) school district.
Subrecipient:
No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes:
The anticipated deliverables include:
- Public engagement via public meetings to engage affected communities before and after deployment, public comment email inbox, and two public surveys on electric school buses (ESBs) to gage attitudes, impact, and feedback.
- Construction buildout of supporting infrastructure to charge electric school buses (one transformer, two switchgear, and 300+ feet of conduit installed, fifty 30 kilowatt (KW) or higher direct current fast chargers (DCFC) installed).
- Fifty diesel buses transitioned to electric.
- 6,500 school children now served by a zero emission (ZE) school bus.
- 40% of vehicle miles traveled are in environmental justice (EJ) neighborhoods transitioned to ZE buses.
- Reduced air pollution by 0.042 short tons of particulate matter (PM2.5), and 687.9 short tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
- Workforce development via training sessions for each key operations team, coaching for drivers, training for new drivers, onboarding mechanics and operations staff to support bus roll out, training for fire district's first responders to respond to ESBs, and training for bus routers.
- Share lessons learned via virtual and in-person engagements to disseminate best practice, lessons learned about the technology and its us, and to share information with interested fleets addressing large scale cold weather ESB deployment.
The expected outcomes include:
- Increased public awareness of project and results and increased public exposure to electric vehicle (EV) technology.
- Strengthened capacity for electrification and transportation planning in BPS Department of Transportation (DOT).
- Improved ambient air quality around bus yard, EJ neighborhoods, and broader city.
- Improved health for local school children, fewer of whom are exposed to diesel exhaust emissions.
- Growth of workforce to support zero emission vehicles and key components like batteries.
- Increased knowledge of successful use of involved technologies.
- Increased understanding of the environmental and economic effectiveness of ESBs in the community.
The intended beneficiaries include Boston Public Schools (BPS); BPS students, teachers, and staff; and the greater Boston community.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Suffolk,
Massachusetts
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
City Of Boston was awarded
Zero Emission School Bus Project in Boston
Project Grant 00A01507
worth $20,063,024
from EPA Region 1: Boston in April 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Massachusetts United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.045 Clean School Bus Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Grant Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 6/6/24
Period of Performance
4/1/24
Start Date
3/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$20.1M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$20.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
00A01507
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
City Or Township Government
Awarding Office
68HF01 REGION 1 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68Q000 REGION 1 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
LJDLU7EA4SK1
Awardee CAGE
37BN9
Performance District
MA-07
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Modified: 6/6/24