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Journal Article
For Students with Disabilities, Electric School Buses Could Transform the School Commute
2024
Overview
Alongside difficulties with features such as ramps and wheelchair tie-downs, many students deal with stimulation sensitivities from the diesel engine's noise, vibrations and smell. [...]interviewees across the board described how transportation access issues are more acute in low-income and communities of color due to historic disinvestment. In a recent Executive Order, the Biden Administration expanded the definition of \"environmental justice\" to include race, income, Tribal affiliation, national origin and, importantly, disability status. Under the federal Justice40 Initiative, \"environmental justice\" groups are eligible to receive priority funding from climate investments such as the Clean School Bus Program. ESB Funding Programs that Offer Additional Funds for ADA-Compliant Lift State Agency Funding Program Additional Funds Year Additional Funds Made Available Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CSBP Applicants are able to request up to $20,000 per bus in additional funds for ADA-compliant replacement buses equipped with wheelchair lifts 2023 Federal EPA Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program ADA-compliant school buses are eligible for an additional $20,000 per-vehicle funding cap (i.e., a total per-vehicle funding cap of $300,000) 2024 California CALSTART (on behalf of the California Air Resources Board (CARB)) Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project Maximum Voucher Amounts Type A: $285,000 (w/o lift); $310,000 (w/ lift) Type C: $350,000 (w/o lift); $375,000 (w/ lift) Type D: $370,000 (w/o lift); $395,000 (w/ lift) 2023 California CARB Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure Grant ZESBI recipients may receive an additional $15,000 plus-up for the purchase of an eligible school bus equipped with a wheelchair lift 2024 Michigan Michigan Department of Education Clean Bus Energy Grant School districts are eligible to receive an additional 5% of funding for the procurement of an ADA accessible bus 2024 New York New York State Energy Research and Development Authority School Bus Incentive Program Complementary School Bus Voucher Wheelchair Add-On Amount across new ESB types is $8,000 2023 Source: WRI What Will It Take to Ensure Electric Buses Are Accessible for All Students?
Publisher
World Resources Institute
