Clean diesel grants

Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in Washington, accounting for nearly half of total greenhouse gas emissions. Diesel exhaust is responsible for 70 percent of Washington’s airborne cancer risk. The Governor and Legislature are spearheading policies and initiatives to address climate change and improve public health by accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to a zero emission transportation system. Clean diesel grants will reduce greenhouse gases and protect our children and those most affected by toxic diesel emissions. The program’s primary objective is to electrify school buses, but the program will also support idle reduction and other diesel equipment engine replacements.

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Amount of funding available: $10,000,000 – from the Model Toxic Control Capital Account
Funding allocated:
Grant award limit: TBD
Amount of matching funds required: Varies – Bus replacement match requirements range between 0 and 50 percent. Infrastructure funding not to exceed $75,000 per bus replaced.

Applications are not being accepted at this time.

Approximately $10 Million in grant funding is available for Electric School Buses.

Funding is available for the following entities:

School bus owners that transport students to K-12 schools overseen by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) or a private K- 12 school approved by the Washington State Board of Education for the 2021-2022 school year.

An eligible project is the scrap and replacement of diesel school buses with new all-electric school buses, including charging infrastructure needed to charge the new school buses. School buses being scrapped must be:

Powered by diesel
Owned by the applicant
Licensed, registered, and insured for on-road operation in Washington for at least one (1) year prior to April 15, 2022
Replaced with a new all-electric school bus

More information about this funding program

Contact information

Ron Stuart
Diesel Program Specialist
ron.stuart @ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6870

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