"More than $18 million was distributed through the second round of the Electric School Bus Grant Program, supporting the purchase of 53 battery-electric school buses and associated charging equipment. The program, authorized in 2022 and financed through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' Clean Energy Fund, provides up to $45 million over three years to replace diesel school buses with zero-emission alternatives. Grant recipients include school districts and private transportation contractors located across northern, central, and southern New Jersey."
"Alongside school bus funding, the DEP awarded $13.6 million through its EV Charging Grant Program to 26 projects installing publicly accessible charging stations. The projects are located at town centers, retail areas, multi-unit housing, and transit hubs, aiming to improve access to charging beyond private residences. Both grant programs are identified as key measures in New Jersey's Zero-Emission Vehicle Roadmap and build on a first funding round announced in 2024, when $15 million supported the purchase of 48 electric school buses."
New Jersey allocated nearly $32 million to support electric school buses and public charging infrastructure statewide. The Department of Environmental Protection distributed more than $18 million through the Electric School Bus Grant Program to fund 53 battery-electric school buses and charging equipment. The program, authorized in 2022 and financed by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' Clean Energy Fund, provides up to $45 million over three years to replace diesel buses. Awardees include school districts and private contractors across northern, central, and southern New Jersey, with eleven awards to overburdened communities and technical support via the New Jersey Fleet Advisor program. The DEP also awarded $13.6 million for 26 publicly accessible charging projects located at town centers, retail areas, multi-unit housing, and transit hubs, as part of the state's Zero-Emission Vehicle Roadmap and following an earlier $15 million round that supported 48 electric school buses.
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