Outcomes and Results for Rural School Bus Pilot Project
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Clean Transportation Incentives
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Cumulative Outcomes as of September 1, 2025
- $61.6 million allocated and encumbered
- $30.4 million benefitting priority populations*
- 190 school buses implemented*
- 52,500 metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions*
- 5.9 tons of particulate matter (PM) reductions*
- 550 tons of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) reductions*
- 7.9 tons of hydrocarbon (HC) and reactive organic gases (ROG) reductions*
*Based on $58.9 million in funding implemented through August 2025.
Project Statistics
Zero-emission school bus projects:
- 109 on the road transporting students as of December 2024
Hybrid or Internal Combustion Engine school bus projects:
- 78 on the road transporting students as of December 2024
In February 2017, NCUAQMD released a solicitation for school districts to apply for grant funding. The solicitation closed on March 30, 2017, and 422 old school bus applications were received requesting $127 million in funding.
A new solicitation was held in June 2018 receiving nearly 600 old school bus applications, with requested funds totaling approximately $185 million.
External Press/Outreach
- State program helps rural school districts replace aging buses (pressdemocrat.com)
- Calaveras Unified School District video announcement on Youtube