In the News

Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and Linux Foundation Energy to Advance Electric Vehicle Charging Interoperability with EVerest Open-Source Platform - In January 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) announced a partnership with Linux Foundation (LF) Energy to build open-source software tools to support communications between electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and other systems -- SEE MORE

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The EPA anticipates awarding up to $932 million in competitive grant funding under the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. The program is soliciting applications nationwide for a grant competition to fund the replacement of existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles. All application packages must be submitted electronically to the EPA through Grants.gov no later than Wednesday, July 25, 2024 at 11:59PM (ET) to be considered for funding. -- SEE MORE

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Clean Bus Planning Awards Support Fleet Electrification With Custom Transition Plans - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the $5 million Clean Bus Planning Awards (CBPA) program on February 20, which is funded by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office). Managed by NREL, the CBPA program provides free technical assistance to create comprehensive and customized bus electrification plans for school and transit fleets across the United States through Fiscal Year 2024. "The CBPA program meets fleets wherever they are at in the planning process and helps make the overwhelming task of electrification feasible by providing plans that are tailored to the unique needs and requirements of each fleet," said NREL's Abby Brown, senior researcher and Joint Office technical assistance lead.

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All About Electric School Bus Tax Credits ~ School districts can access federal tax credits to offset electric school bus costs - Federal incentives like the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit (45W) and the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (30C) can reduce the cost for a new electric school bus (ESB) as well as charging infrastructure. School districts can access these incentives through the IRA’s elective pay mechanism, which provides a new and streamlined way for tax-exempt entities to access these tax credits. -- SEE MORE

Events / Webinars

Using Data to Effectively Tell Your Community’s Story (DOT Navigator Two-Part Webinar Series) USDOT is hosting a two-part webinar series to help potential DOT grant applicants effectively tell their community’s story in the planning, project development, and/or grant application process. Learn more and REGISTER HERE.

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is offering a new free, four-hour online Fundamentals of Community Impact Assessment (CIA) course through the National Highway Institute (FHWA-NHI-142096) that explores the iterative process of evaluating the effects of a transportation action on a community and its quality of life. To find the course, visit the NHI Blackboard course catalog and search for the course number (#142096).

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The Green Transportation Summit & Expo or GTSE, as it is known among its attendees and others familiar with alt-fuel and zero-emission mobility, has provided fleet managers and advocates – including Clean Cities coalitions, clean-air advocates and policy makers – for more than 10 years a place in the Pacific Northwest to come together and learn more about alternative fuels and low- and zero-emission cars, buses, and trucks. In 2023, it welcomed 1,000 attendees who learned from more than 75 exhibitors and 135 subject matter experts on mobility-related subjects, in addition to test drives of some the latest light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles from some of the leading automakers, including Daimler Truck, Dannar, Freightliner Custom Chassis, Kenworth, Mack, Motiv, Nikola, Paccar, Peterbilt, Rivian, Volvo, Westport and Workhorse.

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DOE Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Information Session Series - The U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Information Session Series provides recorded videos explaining VTO’s Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) process and application components. The purpose of these videos is to help potential applicants understand the VTO FOA process and requirements as well as how to properly submit the required FOA components. 

• Session 1: Basics of a Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
• Session 2: Preparing a FOA Budget Justification and Other Application Components
• Session 3: Tips for a Strong FOA Application
• Community Benefits Plans

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Webinar: Electric School Buses - Clean Air for Kids

Join Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine Clean Cities for an engaging and informative webinar on the transition to electric school buses, where industry experts will discuss the benefits, challenges, and solutions associated with this innovative technology. This webinar is designed for school district administrators, transportation directors, and anyone interested in learning about the future of student transportation. --WATCH RECORDING HERE

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