New Annual School Bus Incentive Progress Report
The 2025-26 Senate Bill 1403 Report details over $1.4 Billion invested to date with over 3,500 zero-emission school buses serving California students and 1,500 more on order.
HVIP Public School Bus Set-Aside/Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure (ZESBI)
CARB’s recent School Bus replacement programs are coordinated efforts with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to provide funding for the replacement of older, internal combustion engine school buses with new zero-emission (ZE) school buses and complementary charging infrastructure and associated costs. The Public School Bus Set-Aside provided incentives for the replacement of older internal combustion engine school buses with new ZE school buses and continued the efforts of previous CARB incentive programs, such as the Rural School Bus Pilot Program. The Public School Bus Set-Aside accepted applications through December 2023 and has been replaced by the Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure (ZESBI) project for Fiscal Year 2023-24. The incentive funding programs are part of the State’s commitment to prioritize the deployment of ZE school buses and their accompanying charging infrastructure and associated costs. CARB provides incentive funding for new ZE school buses, which are administered through HVIP, and CEC provides incentives for the charging infrastructure which are administered through various CEC funding programs.
More about this program
ZESBI Project Webpage
The Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure project webpage has information available for applicants, as well as those interested in learning about zero-emission technology for their school fleets.
