The California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program is seeking a block grant Recipient to design and implement an up to $375,000,000 incentive program to fund incentive projects for California local educational agencies (LEAs).
Donor Name: California Energy Commission (CEC)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/04/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The incentive program will prioritize zero-emission school bus infrastructure awards, but when an LEA provides sufficient information to demonstrate significant barriers to the adoption of zero-emission technology, and alternate approaches to decrease internal combustion vehicle use is not appropriate, the block grant incentive program may fund infrastructure for renewable fuel school buses.
The goals of the incentive program are to:
- Launch an incentive program by May 2024 upon award;
- Support the state’s commitment to the transition of zero-emission school buses by providing funding for supporting infrastructure;
- Ensure LEAs are aware of available funding and can quickly and easily access funding;
- Reduce energy equity gaps and invest in underserved communities by prioritizing small and rural school districts or those that serve a high percentage of unduplicated pupils; and
- Prioritize grantees purchasing zero-emission school buses with bidirectional charging where available.
Funding Information
- There is up to $125,000,000 in incentive funding and up to $5,000,000 (i.e. up to 4 percent of incentive funding) available under this solicitation to implement zero-emission school bus infrastructure incentive projects throughout California.
- Up to $125,000,000 in incentive funding and $5,000,000 (i.e. 4 percent of incentive funds)in administrative costs are available under the resulting agreement to implement the block grant incentive project(s).
Eligibility Criteria
- This solicitation is open to all public entities and not-for-profit technology entities with a physical office in California. For the purpose of this solicitation, a not-for-profit technology entity is defined as an entity filing as and operating under the Internal Revenue Service’s requirements of a 501(c)(3) corporation and organized to advance transportation technologies.
- The Applicant does not need to have its company headquarters in California, but it must have at least one existing physical office within the State of California (State).
For more information, visit CEC.
