Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program Tentative Selections

On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 70 tentatively selected applications to receive a total of approximately $735 million in Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles (CHDV) Grant Program funds under the Inflation Reduction Act. The selected applications are projected to fund an estimated 2,400 new Class 6 and Class 7 zero-emission school buses and vocational vehicles, as well as eligible infrastructure, in 27 states, along with three Tribes or Tribally-controlled schools, and one U.S. territory. Proposed replacement vehicles include battery-electric box trucks, cargo trucks, emergency vehicles, refuse/recycling haulers, school buses, shuttle buses, step vans, transit buses, utility vehicles, and other vocational vehicles, as well as a small number of hydrogen fuel cell transit buses.

On this page:

• CHDV Program Overview
• Key Things to Know
• Tentatively Selected Projects
• Tentatively Selected Applications

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CHDV Program Overview

Over three million Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles are currently in use in the United States, many of which are non-zero-emission vehicles powered by internal combustion engines that pre-date recent EPA emissions standards. These vehicles emit harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxide (NOx), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and greenhouse gases. Since heavy-duty engines can operate for 30 years or more, legacy vehicles disproportionately contribute to harmful tailpipe emissions from the transportation sector. Replacing existing Class 6/7 vehicles with new zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles will result in cleaner air and better health outcomes for communities across the country.

The CHDV Grant Program will reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging the deployment of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles and associated infrastructure. These emission reductions are expected to be particularly impactful in areas designated as in nonattainment with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards since, per the Inflation Reduction Act, more than $400 million will be awarded to vehicle projects that serve one or more communities in nonattainment areas. This award strategy is also consistent with the White House’s Justice40 Initiative to ensure that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities to promote environmental justice. Selected vehicle replacement projects will result in cleaner air and improved health for the communities in which they operate, the children and other passengers on the vehicles, and the drivers and maintenance staff who work closely on these vehicles.

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Key Things to Know

The Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program consists of two sub-programs:

• A School Bus Sub-Program that aims to deliver approximately 70% of total funding to school bus replacement projects
• A Vocational Vehicles Sub-Program that aims to deliver approximately 30% of total funding to vocational vehicle replacement projects

There was also a Tribal/territory set-aside under the CHDV Grants Program to help direct funding to eligible applicants from Tribes and U.S. territories.

CHDV funding for the selected projects will also support purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain ZE vehicles as well as workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of ZE vehicles.

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Tentatively Selected Projects

By Subprogram

By Prioritization

By Location

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Tentatively Selected Applications

Selected Applicant	EPA Region	State	Sub-Program	Community Type	Number of Vehicle Replacements	Replacement Vehicle Type(s)	Requested Federal Funding	Total Project Amount
Birmingham City Schools	R04	AL	School Bus	Other	20	School Buses	$5,600,000	$8,543,440
Branford Public Schools	R01	CT	School Bus	NAA	21	School Buses	$6,329,215	$8,407,465
California Department of Transportation	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	11	Cargo Trucks	$2,090,000	$6,503,079
City of Atlanta	R04	GA	Vocational Vehicles	Other	11	Refuse Haulers, Shuttle Buses, Utility Vehicles	$3,212,003	$6,244,456
City of Boston, Boston Public Schools	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	125	School Buses	$35,079,653	$50,900,688
City of Chicago Department of Fleet & Facility Management (2FM)	R05	IL	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	14	Other Vocational Vehicles, Straight/Box Trucks, Utility Vehicles	$7,316,162	$12,401,662
City of Milwaukee	R05	WI	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	8	Utility Vehicles	$3,020,910	$3,748,910
City of Miramar	R04	FL	Vocational Vehicles	Other	3	Shuttle Buses, Utility Vehicles	$853,000	$2,458,000
City of Oakland	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	4	Refuse Haulers, Utility Vehicles	$1,456,008	$3,751,399
City of Pasadena	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	17	Step Vans, Utility Vehicles	$4,615,000	$8,659,650
City of Pico Rivera	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	3	Utility Vehicles	$762,750	$1,270,256
City of Santa Monica	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	4	Utility Vehicles	$1,260,000	$3,058,048
City of Springfield DBA: Springfield Public Schools	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$6,641,769	$10,153,296
CNMI Office of the Governor	R09	MP	Vocational Vehicles	Territory	44	Emergency Vehicles, Refuse Haulers, Other Vocational Vehicles, Transit Buses, Utility Vehicles	$48,690,688	$48,690,688
Commuter Rail Division of the RTA d/b/a Metra	R05	IL	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	3	Other Vocational Vehicles, Straight/Box Trucks	$570,000	$1,200,000
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation	R10	WA	Vocational Vehicles	Tribal	1	Refuse Haulers	$260,000	$400,000
County of Hawai'i, Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience	R09	HI	Vocational Vehicles	Other	3	Refuse Haulers, Other Vocational Vehicles, Utility Vehicles	$1,000,092	$1,645,961
Dallas Independent School District	R06	TX	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	10	Straight/Box Trucks	$2,184,164	$4,660,811
Duval County Public Schools	R04	FL	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$7,587,500	$10,733,056
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Office of Transportation Services	R03	VA	School Bus	NAA	43	School Buses	$12,900,000	$18,672,836
Forest Preserve District of Cook County	R05	IL	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	4	Refuse Haulers	$1,040,000	$2,200,000
Gila Crossing Community School	R09	AZ	School Bus	NAA, Tribal	2	School Buses	$560,000	$900,000
Golden Empire Transit	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	5	Transit Buses (including hydrogen fuel cell)	$6,734,220	$16,007,220
Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46	R05	IL	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,972,500	$4,222,056
Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	17	School Buses	$4,989,500	$7,058,856
Haverstraw-Stony Point CSD- D/B/A North Rockland CSD	R02	NY	School Bus	NAA	15	School Buses	$4,432,513	$7,450,380
Henrico County Public Schools	R03	VA	School Bus	Other	10	School Buses	$2,935,000	$4,172,056
Hingham Public Schools / Town of Hingham	R01	MA	School Bus	Other	10	School Buses	$2,935,000	$4,172,056
Howard County Public School System	R03	MD	School Bus	NAA	75	School Buses	$24,503,465	$37,634,715
Illinois State Board of Education	R05	IL	School Bus	NAA	70	School Buses	$19,957,592	$27,105,267
Indiana Department of Environmental Management	R05	IN	School Bus	NAA	32	School Buses	$9,305,301	$15,644,277
Jackson Public Schools	R04	MS	School Bus	Other	15	School Buses	$5,383,868	$7,188,897
Jefferson Parish	R06	LA	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$7,100,000	$10,291,475
Laveen Elementary School District	R09	AZ	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,840,000	$6,200,000
Livingston Parish	R06	LA	School Bus	Other	20	School Buses	$5,600,000	$8,390,340
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) – Transportation Services Division	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	50	School Buses	$20,374,355	$29,058,265
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources	R01	MA	Vocational Vehicles	Other	28	Refuse Haulers, Step Vans, Straight/Box Trucks	$5,833,843	$9,806,065
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy	R05	MI	Vocational Vehicles	Other	15	Refuse Haulers	$4,405,187	$8,305,187
Milwaukee Board of School Directors dba Milwaukee Public Schools	R05	WI	School Bus	NAA	50	School Buses	$14,787,500	$20,580,556
Minneapolis Public Schools	R05	MN	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$7,000,000	$9,939,525
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency	R05	MN	School Bus	Other	19	School Buses	$5,514,766	$8,438,828
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)	R03	MD	School Bus	NAA	214	School Buses	$58,422,000	$84,612,656
N.C. Department of Public Instruction	R04	NC	School Bus	Other	31	School Buses	$8,680,000	$13,779,036
New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)	R02	NY	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	55	Refuse Haulers, Straight/Box Trucks, Utility Vehicles	$17,345,895	$30,361,175
North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)	R06	TX	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	234	Refuse Haulers, School Buses, Step Vans, Straight/Box Trucks, Transit Buses (including hydrogen fuel cell), Utility Vehicles	$60,000,000	$98,311,183
North Chicago CUSD 187	R05	IL	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,820,000	$4,129,400
NYC School Bus Umbrella Services, Inc.	R02	NY	School Bus	NAA	133	School Buses	$39,035,500	$54,945,312
Oakland Unified School District	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	60	School Buses	$15,178,465	$19,890,965
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)	R10	OR	School Bus	Other	26	School Buses	$6,543,857	$11,522,419
Oxnard School District (OSD)	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	15	School Buses	$4,552,500	$6,639,056
Penn Hills School District	R03	PA	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,800,000	$4,614,350
Port Department of the City of Oakland	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	60	Straight/Box Trucks	$10,499,274	$14,742,774
Prince George's County Public Schools	R03	MD	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$3,492,450	$4,617,450
Queensbury Union Free School District	R02	NY	School Bus	Other	12	School Buses	$3,360,000	$5,810,966
Roanoke City Public Schools	R03	VA	School Bus	Other	50	School Buses	$16,722,965	$25,697,965
Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS)	R07	MO	School Bus	NAA	30	School Buses	$10,128,735	$13,928,465
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	26	Other Vocational Vehicles, Step Vans, Straight/Box Trucks	$8,933,333	$13,327,704
School Board of Miami-Dade County	R04	FL	School Bus	Other	25	School Buses	$7,754,226	$11,999,226
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community	R05	MN	Vocational Vehicles	Tribal	1	Straight/Box Trucks	$190,000	$390,343
South Coast Air Quality Management District	R09	CA	School Bus	NAA	74	School Buses	$24,842,632	$39,700,392
South Coast Air Quality Management District	R09	CA	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	126	Other Vocational Vehicles, Step Vans, Straight/Box Trucks	$33,898,522	$47,344,612
State of Colorado	R08	CO	Vocational Vehicles	Other	3	Straight/Box Trucks, Utility Vehicles	$735,000	$1,121,750
Tempe Elementary School District	R09	AZ	School Bus	NAA	15	School Buses	$4,534,246	$9,923,449
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) - Office of Energy Programs (OEP)	R04	TN	Vocational Vehicles	Other	3	Straight/Box Trucks, Utility Vehicles	$890,000	$1,345,000
Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), Division of Air Quality (UDAQ)	R08	UT	School Bus	NAA	120	School Buses	$42,000,000	$53,412,600
Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), Division of Air Quality (UDAQ)	R08	UT	Vocational Vehicles	NAA	83	Step Vans, Straight/Box Trucks	$18,000,000	$25,958,461
Village of New Square	R02	NY	School Bus	NAA	48	School Buses	$14,106,685	$26,559,597
Washington State Department of Ecology	R10	WA	School Bus	Other	13	School Buses	$3,887,706	$6,496,951
Woodland Public Schools	R10	WA	School Bus	Other	14	School Buses	$4,249,000	$6,199,656
Zion Elementary School District 6	R05	IL	School Bus	NAA	10	School Buses	$2,800,000	$4,120,600

Notes:

• Information presented on this webpage is for informational purposes only. Tentatively selected applicants will continue to work with their EPA project officers to finalize their projects. Final project details, including funding amounts, may change from what’s currently listed on this website.
• Community Types:
  • NAA: Projects that are expected to replace vehicles that will operate in one or more areas of nonattainment with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards
  • Territory: Projects located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Tribal: Projects representing Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal entities, and/or Tribally-controlled schools
  • Other: Projects taking place outside of NAA, Tribal, or Territory communities
• Replacement Vehicle Types:
  • Cargo trucks
  • Emergency vehicles – Includes fire trucks/engines, hazmat vehicles, and rescue vehicles
  • Refuse haulers – Includes garbage and recycle trucks
  • Other vocational vehicles 
  • School buses
  • Shuttle buses
  • Step vans
  • Straight/box trucks – Includes delivery trucks, laundry trucks, and TRU trucks
  • Transit buses – Includes battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses
  • Utility vehicles – Includes boom trucks, bucket trucks, dump trucks, forestry trucks, street sweepers, and vacuum trucks

All vehicle type(s) listed in the table above are based on application data. Except where noted, all tentatively selected applications are for battery-electric vehicle replacement projects. Once project plans are finalized, EPA will update the CHDV Awards Page to reflect any changes in zero-emission vehicle type/technology.