School Bus Replacement Grants

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) School Bus Replacement Grant program provided funding for the replacement of model year 2009 or older Class 4-8 school buses with new diesel, alternative fuel, or all-electric school buses. Alternative fuels included, but were not limited to, compressed natural gas, propane, and hybrid electric technologies. Private, public, and non-profit organizations, including state, local, and tribal governments, were eligible for funding. This grant program was funded by Tennessee’s portion of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. For more information on projects that were funded, see the TDEC website.