The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act gives the EPA $5 billion dollars over the next five fiscal years to financially support the deployment of electric school buses. With this funding, schools will be able to apply to make zero-emission school buses a reality in our communities.
The first round of funding is already in our rearview mirror, which means we only have four rounds remaining. On September 28, the EPA opened their 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate program. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2024.
Last year, Minnesota only secured FOUR buses. Let’s work together to make sure Minnesota gets at least 40 electric school buses this round!
The EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program is open right now, but the application can be daunting.
Your school district needs to hear from parents, kids, and community members in order to take time out of their busy schedules to apply.
We can’t let this opportunity pass us by! Write to your school district today and tell them: Our students deserve clean electric school buses.
Ready to apply? We're ready to support you! Click the pencil above to visit the application support page we put together just for you!
Schmitty & Sons was the first Minnesota bus company to invest in an all-electric bus and has been successfully transporting Lakeville ISD 194 students in their zero-emission bus since 2017!
In addition, the MPCA has awarded 5 school districts $2.1 million in grants to purchase 8 electric school buses.
Electric school buses are already being used in Minnesota, so we can build on their knowledge and best practices to successfully transition other schools to electric school buses.
MN350 is part of the Coalition for Clean Transportation, a team of Minnesota-based clean energy, environmental, and social justice advocacy groups working on transportation improvement. As part of this coalition, MN350 wants to support schools in the transition from dirty diesel buses to zero-emission school buses as part of a larger goal to transition all vehicles — large and small — to zero emissions. We want to support schools, contractors, tribes, and communities interested in electrifying their school bus fleets.
Our team advocated for electric school buses to be taken seriously at the state level this legislative session — and we won! Now we are focusing on:
If you have questions, want to connect with others in your school district, or need advice on how to approach your school board about getting more electric school buses, please reach out to our team! cleantransportation@mn350.org