2015 School Bus Replacement and Retrofit Funding Opportunity

EPA is now accepting applications from school bus fleet owners for rebates on school bus replacements and/or retrofits with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts plus Closed Crankcase Ventilation.  EPA has approximately $7 million available for this rebate program.  Applications will be accepted from public and private fleet owners.  Private fleet owners must have an existing contract with an eligible public entity, as defined in the Program Guide.

Applicants may list up to ten buses for replacements on each application.  These buses must be powered by a model year 2006 or older engine.  EPA will pay between $15,000 and $25,000 per bus, depending on vehicle size. 

Applicants may also list up to ten buses to retrofit with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts plus Closed Crankcase Ventilation.  EPA will provide up to $3,000 per retrofitted bus. 

Applicants with fleets of 101 or more buses currently in use may submit two applications.

EPA will accept applications until Friday, October 30^th, 2015, at 4 pm Eastern Time.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the entire Program Guide prior to submitting their application(s).

Program Guide
Rebate Application
Rebate Webinar Slides

2014 School Bus Rebates

Over 500 school bus fleets applied to EPA's 2014 School Bus Rebate Program, requesting over $32 million in funding. Each applicant was given an unique identification number and using these, applicants were randomly selected and placed in order on a list.

Starting at the top of the list, funds were reserved for applicants until all $3 million allocated to the program was reserved. The recipients are listed below. Certain EPA Regions had extra funding they allocated for school bus rebates in their states. These selections are denoted by an asterisk. The remainder of the applicants were placed on the Applicant Wait List (PDF) (11 pp, 157 K, About PDF) in the order in which they were selected.

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Rebate Recipients

2014 School Bus Rebates Supporting Documents

2013 Construction Rebates

EPA's 2013 Construction Equipment Rebate Program provided incentives for eligible applicants to retrofit or to replace engines in their nonroad construction equipment.

Rebates were paid to the following recipients upon their successful completion of the 2013 Construction Equipment Rebate Program requirements.

Rebate Recipients

2013 Construction Equipment Rebates Supporting Documents

2012 School Bus Rebates

Over 1000 school bus fleets applied to EPA's 2012 School Bus Rebate Program, requesting over $70 million in funding. Each applicant was given an unique identification number and using these, applicants were randomly selected and placed in order on a list.

Starting at the top of the list, funds were reserved for applicants until all $2 million allocated to the program was reserved. The recipients are listed below. The remainder of the applicants were place on the Applicant Wait List ( 20 pp, 346 K, About PDF) in the order in which they were selected.

Rebate Recipients

2012 School Bus Rebates Supporting Documents