Three local school systems are among the 18 slated to get money from the federal Clean School Bus Program rebate competition.
The program is aimed to help replace older, diesel-fueled school buses with zero-emission electric buses.
Last fall, the EPA announced the availability of $500 million for its 2023 Clean School Bus rebates. The demand from school systems across the county led the EPA to double the amount of available funding to nearly $1 billion.
The three local districts selected to receive funds from the program are:
- Augusta County Public Schools, which has been selected to receive $400,000 in rebate funding to purchase two clean school buses.
- Harrisonburg Public Schools, which has been selected to receive $600,000 in rebate funding to purchase three clean school buses.
- Charlottesville Public Schools, which has been selected to receive $420,000 in rebate funding to purchase two clean school buses.
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