Several Oklahoma school districts have been awarded federal money to purchase new school buses as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program.
The grants, totaling nearly $29 million, will enable 18 Oklahoma school districts to purchase new clean school buses as part of the Biden Administration’s plan to accelerate the transition to zero emissions vehicles.
Below is a list of the school districts and total funding:
- Chickasha received $1,975,000
- Lone Grove received $2,765,000
- Geronimo received $1,185,000
- Clinton received $1,185,000
- Sentinel received $1,580,000
- Oilton received $790,000
- Tulsa received $790,000
- Grove received $5,135,000
- Beggs received $3,950,000
- Webber Falls received $395,000
- Mcalester received $2,765,000
- Nashoba received $395,000
- Buffalo Valley received $395,000
- Kiamichi Tech. Center- Talihina received $790,000
- Shawnee received $1,580,000
- Earlsboro received $395,000
- Pocola received $2,765,000
- North Hopkins ISD received $395,000
School districts who received an award can now purchase new buses and eligible infrastructure.
The funding is part of nearly $1 billion spread across some 400 school districts in all 50 states.
The EPA’s Clean School Bus Program prioritizes low-income, rural and Tribal communities. The initiative promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save money for school districts.
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