CLEAN DIESEL GRANT PROGRAM
EPA Announces a Pilot Rebate Program for School Buses - Open November 13 through December 14, 2012. This is a seperate program from the state program.
State Program Updated for Round Five
You are invited to apply for funding from the South Dakota Clean Diesel Grant Program (Program). This year there is approximately $100,000 available for funding. The Program provides funds to assist you with the purchase of a new public school bus to replace an old, high-emitting diesel public school bus, and to equip in-use diesel school buses with exhaust control retrofit devices that significantly reduce toxic soot emissions. The primary goal of the Program is to reduce your school children’s exposure to both fine particulate and smog-forming pollution. SD DENR provides the grant funding and administers the Program.
Eligibility for the Program includes any SD public school district that directly provides transportation services for SD public schools. There is no cost for the exhaust control retrofits. Total award per school district for a replacement bus will be approximately 25% of replacement cost and may be more depending on the number of successful applicants. Preference will be given to any SD public school district that has not received a replacement bus in a previous round. DENR intends to award funds to as many eligible applicants throughout the state of South Dakota as possible.
Preference will be given to the school districts that are also applying for exhaust control retrofit installation. Replacement bus funding will be awarded to replace older buses first.
Note: New condition this year - Funds cannot be used for replacements that would have occurred through normal attrition/fleet turnover within three years of the project start date.
Bus purchases must not occur before school districts receive school board approval and execute an agreement with DENR.
Tentative Schedule
Date |
Activity |
November 2, 2012 |
Call for Round Five Projects Opens |
December 21, 2012 |
Call for Round Five Projects Deadline
|
December 21, 2012 - January 11, 2013
|
Evaluate & Select Round Five Projects |
January 11, 2013 |
|
January 2013 - August 2013 |
Schools will purchase buses and DENR will award DOC projects for Round Five |
September 2013
|
Deadline for all invoices and paperwork to be submitted to DENR for Round Five |
FORMS
- Guidelines and Applications (PDF)
- Checklist for School Bus Replacement Application (PDF)
- School Bus Replacement Application (PDF)
- Checklist for School Bus Retrofit Application (PDF)
- School Bus Retrofit Application (PDF)
- School Bus Retrofit Additional Vehicles Sheet (PDF)
- Request for Reimbursement Form (PDF) *
- Certificate of Disposal Form (PDF) *
* Forms revised 1/11/13 to request photographic evidence of disposal
Additional information about the Program is available by emailing the Program Administrator at barb.regynski@state.sd.us or calling the Program hotline at 1-800-GET-DENR (1-800-438-3367).
Round five grant applications are due by 5:00 PM on December 21, 2012 .
Send applications to:
PMB 2020
Clean Diesel Grant Program
SD DENR – AQ Program
523 E Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Information on Previous Awards
