Clean School Bus USA

 

To support projects relating to necessary upgrades to diesel school bus fleets. CSBUSA is a national initiative to minimize children's exposure to diesel exhaust by reducing pollution from school buses. The program has three key elements: 1) reduce school bus idling; 2) retrofit 1991-2006 model year buses with devices that reduce pollution, and 3) replace pre-1990 buses with new, clean-technology buses. Projects categorized under this CFDA are now funded under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) CFDA 66.039 and/or CFDA 66.040. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2010: This program is not being funded in FY 2010.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 66.036 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Office: Office of Air and Radiation PROJECT GRANTS Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Energy Policy Act of 2005; FY 2006 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Local and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, local and state governments, school districts, non-profit organizations. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Local, Anyone/General Public. Cost will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments and Indian Tribes. Applicants may be requested to demonstrate they have appropriate background, academic training, experience in the field, and necessary equipment to carry out projects. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. EPA awards grants and cooperative agreements supporting the mission of the Office of Air and Radiation, based on competitive applications submitted in response to EPA solicitations, considering relevance and likelihood of success of proposed projects. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. EPA requires final applications to be made on Standard Form 424. Requests for application kits must be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, Grants and Interagency Agreements Management Division, 3903R, Washington, DC 20460 or through the appropriate EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog or downloaded from http://www.epa.gov/ogd/forms/forms.htm. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. EPA will administratively evaluate each application to determine the adequacy of the application in relation to EPA's general grant regulations. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation and/or the 10 EPA regions will evaluate applications to determine the merit and relevance of proposed projects. Applications/proposals will also be reviewed in accordance with the terms, conditions and criteria in the solicitation/announcement of the competitive funding opportunity. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Approximately 180 days after the competitive announcement closed. Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be requested by contacting the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts." Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 40 CFR 30.63 or 40 CFR 31.70, as applicable. None. All projects have been fully funded. Projects categorized under this CFDA are now funded under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) CFDA 66.039 and/or CFDA 66.040. EPA selects proposed Clean School Bus USA projects for funding based on criteria specified in the solicitation, and the likelihood of success, as well as factors such as relevancy to EPA's mission, and technical merit. If EPA issues a solicitation for applications for a particular project or group of projects, the solicitation will identify specific criteria. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs incident to necessary upgrades to diesel school bus fleets plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: http://geodata.epa.gov.


Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned or -rented vehicles or government-owned vehicles, or while driving privately-owned vehicles when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the government. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to conduct initiatives of the type described in section 3(a) of the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving Executive Order that was signed on October 1, 2009. Grantees are required to submit program reports in accordance with Agency policy and the Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance requirements stated in Federal Grant Regulations 40 CFR Part 31 or 40 CFR Part 30 and OMB Circular No.A-102 or OMB Circular No.A-110. Grantees are required to submit financial reports in accordance with Agency policy and the Financial Reporting and Financial Management Systems requirements stated in Federal Grant Regulations 40 CFR Part 31 or 40 CFR Part 30 and OMB Circular No.A-102 or OMB Circular No.A-110. Grantees are required to submit progress reports in accordance with Agency policy and the Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance requirements stated in Federal Grant Regulations 40 CFR Part 31 or 40 CFR Part 30 and OMB Circular No.A-102 or OMB Circular No.A-110. No expenditure reports are required. Grantees are required to perform performance monitoring in accordance with Agency policy and requirements stated in Federal Grant Regulations 40 CFR Part 31 or 40 CFR Part 30 and OMB Circular No.A-102 or OMB Circular No.A-110. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Recipients must keep financial records, including all documents supporting entries in accounting records and to substantiate changes in grants available to personnel authorized to examine EPA recipient grants and cooperative agreement records. Recipients must maintain all records until 3 years from the date of submission of the final expenditure reports. If questions, such as those raised as a result of an audit remain following the 3-year period, recipients must retain records until the matter is completely resolved. This program has no statutory formula.
Matching Requirements: Percent: 5.%. This program does not have a statutory formula. The match required for this program is set at a minimum of 5%.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Projects categorized under this CFDA are now funded under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) CFDA 66.039 and/or CFDA 66.040. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Previous assistance agreements were fully funded (lump sum) or incrementally (quarterly) funded. Projects categorized under this CFDA are now funded under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) CFDA 66.039 and/or CFDA 66.040. See Regional Agency Offices. EPA encourages potential applicants to communicate with the appropriate EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog or Jennifer Keller of the Clean School Bus USA program. Jennifer Keller, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code: 6405J, Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: keller.jennifer@epa.gov Phone: (202) 343-9541. http://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus 68-0103-0-1-304. (Project Grants) FY 09 $0; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $0 - Previous year funds are still being expended. Projects categorized under this CFDA are now funded under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) CFDA 66.039 and/or CFDA 66.040. The general range of the amount of assistance was $200,000 â₏“ $400,000. The average was $250,000. Clean School Bus USA grants and cooperative agreements are subject to EPA's General Grant Regulations (40 CFR Part 30 and Part 31). Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available