Valley To Receive $13 Million In Federal Funding for Electric School Bus Fleets
Millions in federal funding is coming to the Central Valley to purchase electric school buses.
Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced $13 million in federal funding to purchase new electric for school districts across the Central Valley.
Fresno Unified and Selma Unified will receive a combined $8 million in federal funding. The funding comes through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Costa voted to pass through Congress.
“Fleets of clean electric school buses are coming to the San Joaquin Valley thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These investments will improve the air we breathe and save money for our school districts while building a more sustainable future for our children,” said Representative Jim Costa.
Borne out of the Biden’s Administration bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the EPA Clean School Bus Program received an unprecedented $5 Billion to transform the country’s school bus fleet.
It funds clean electric buses that produce zero tailpipe emissions and propane and compressed natural gas buses, which produce lower tailpipe emission than their older diesel predecessors.
Fresno Unified will receive $6.625 million in rebate funding to purchase 25 electric school buses.
Selma Unified will receive $1.38 million in rebate to purchase four clean school buses.
Caruthers Unified will receive to $345,000 in rebate funding to purchase one clean school bus.
Los Banos Unified has been selected to receive $2.4 million in rebate funding to purchase seven clean school buses.
Sierra Unified in Fresno County will receive $800,000 in rebate funding to purchase four clean school buses.
Wasco Union Elementary in Kern County will receive $1.38 million in rebate funding to purchase four clean school buses.
Costa wasn’t the only congressman to announce millions coming to the Central Valley this week.
At a check presentation held at the Tranquility Library Branch, Congressman John Duarte presented a check of $5 million in funding to Fresno County for infrastructure improvements in Tranquility and Cantua Creek.
Fresno County’s Cantua Creek and El Porvenir Sidewalk Improvements Project will receive $2 million in funding.
The Tranquility Complete Streets Project will be receiving $3 million in federal community funding.
The projects include a variety of efforts to improve motorist and pedestrian safety, increase accessibility for disabled residents and to reduce chronic flooding.