Marcy Kaptur

10/26/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/26/2022 13:23

Kaptur Announces $750K Bipartisan Jobs & Infrastructure Bill Grant to Upgrade TPS School Bus FleetPress Release

Washington, D.C.- Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $750,000 in federal funding to Toledo Public Schools for the purchase of 25 low-emission school buses.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awardeda $750,000 grant to Toledo Public Schools (TPS) for the purchase of 25 new, propane-fueled school buses. EPA's grant to TPS is being made available through the Clean School Bus Rebate Program, which is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Rep. Kaptur helped pass in 2021.

The Clean School Bus Rebate Program is designed to save school districts money and ensure cleaner air by upgrading fleets with newer, more efficient, and more cost-effective school bus models.

"With this new federal funding, Toledo Public Schools will be able to upgrade its fleet with the latest school buses - saving the district real money on both fuel and maintenance," said Rep. Kaptur. "From roads and bridges to the newest school buses, our Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continues to deliver for Northwest Ohio in big ways."

More information on EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program funding for TPS can be found here.

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