00A01857
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Description: The agreement provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to City of Boston, Boston 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 125 eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the School Bus Sub-Program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for communities in Boston, Massachusetts.
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: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include replacing 125 heavy-duty diesel and propane school buses with zero-emission buses and installing 125 Level 3 chargers.
Three training sessions will be provided to staff, drivers, and mechanics about how to properly operate and maintain the zero-electric buses and chargers, and community engagement activities will be held to connect with and educate the community.
The expected outcomes include strengthened capacity for electrification and transportation planning, increased charging capacity for heavy-duty fleet, reduced greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, reduced fuel consumption, improved air quality, trained staff, and increased public awareness and understanding about the environmental and economic effectiveness of the implemented technology.
The intended beneficiaries include the Boston Public School District (Grantee).
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 125 eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the School Bus Sub-Program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for communities in Boston, Massachusetts.
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: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include replacing 125 heavy-duty diesel and propane school buses with zero-emission buses and installing 125 Level 3 chargers.
Three training sessions will be provided to staff, drivers, and mechanics about how to properly operate and maintain the zero-electric buses and chargers, and community engagement activities will be held to connect with and educate the community.
The expected outcomes include strengthened capacity for electrification and transportation planning, increased charging capacity for heavy-duty fleet, reduced greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, reduced fuel consumption, improved air quality, trained staff, and increased public awareness and understanding about the environmental and economic effectiveness of the implemented technology.
The intended beneficiaries include the Boston Public School District (Grantee).
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
Suffolk,
Massachusetts
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
City Of Boston was awarded
Zero-Emission School Bus Replacement Grant for Cleaner Air in Boston
Project Grant 00A01857
worth $35,050,000
from EPA Region 1: Boston in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Massachusetts United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.049 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program.
$13,421,034 (28.0%) 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
$35.0M
Federal Obligation
$13.4M
Non-Federal Obligation
$48.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
00A01857
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: 1/30/25