02F79501
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Description: The agreement provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Jefferson Parish 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 6.
The recipient will replace 25 eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the School Bus Sub-Program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for communities in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Activities: The activities include replacing eligible internal combustion engine Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles; purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining charging and fueling equipment to maintain the new zero-emission vehicles; and providing workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of the new zero-emission vehicles.
Subrecipient: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include replacement of 25 internal combustion school buses with 25 Type C electric school buses and installation of 25 Direct Current (DC) fast charging electric vehicle chargers.
Multiple community events will be hosted to focus on the arrival of the electric school buses, and employees and relevant community members will receive trainings on the operation and maintenance of the new electric vehicles.
The expected outcomes include reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and improvement of air quality which will decrease the occurrence of lung diseases in students in the communities in which the school buses operate, increased awareness of sustainable transportation, a safer environment for the students who ride the buses and community members who share the road with them, and a reduced financial burden on Jefferson Parish from elimination of diesel school buses.
The intended beneficiaries include Jefferson Parish (grantee) and Entergy (partner).
Other beneficiaries include the disadvantaged community residents who will benefit from improved ambient air quality in communities in which the vehicles operate.
The recipient will replace 25 eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the School Bus Sub-Program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for communities in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Activities: The activities include replacing eligible internal combustion engine Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles; purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining charging and fueling equipment to maintain the new zero-emission vehicles; and providing workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of the new zero-emission vehicles.
Subrecipient: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include replacement of 25 internal combustion school buses with 25 Type C electric school buses and installation of 25 Direct Current (DC) fast charging electric vehicle chargers.
Multiple community events will be hosted to focus on the arrival of the electric school buses, and employees and relevant community members will receive trainings on the operation and maintenance of the new electric vehicles.
The expected outcomes include reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and improvement of air quality which will decrease the occurrence of lung diseases in students in the communities in which the school buses operate, increased awareness of sustainable transportation, a safer environment for the students who ride the buses and community members who share the road with them, and a reduced financial burden on Jefferson Parish from elimination of diesel school buses.
The intended beneficiaries include Jefferson Parish (grantee) and Entergy (partner).
Other beneficiaries include the 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
Louisiana
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Jefferson Parish School Board was awarded
Zero-Emission School Bus Initiative Cleaner Air in Jefferson Parish
Project Grant 02F79501
worth $7,100,000
from EPA Region 6: Dallas in April 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Louisiana United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.049 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program.
$3,191,475 (31.0%) 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
4/1/25
Start Date
3/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$7.1M
Federal Obligation
$3.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
02F79501
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Independent School District
Awarding Office
68HF06 REGION 6 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68V000 REGION 6 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
J5GNXDRL4JS6
Awardee CAGE
4QMD4
Performance District
LA-06
Senators
Bill Cassidy
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Modified: 1/30/25