Grants help school districts reduce diesel emissions

Through December 6, Iowa school districts can apply for a reimbursement match of $38,000 to replace a 1993 or older school bus that is still in regular use and wouldn’t otherwise be replaced with a new 2011 school bus with an EPA-certified bus engine.

In additional, school districts can get full reimbursement for the purchase and installation of up to 20 diesel oxidation catalysts and closed crankcase ventilation systems for their bus fleet.

The main goal of these efforts is to reduce childhood exposure to harmful diesel exhaust. More information is available at www.iowadnr.gov/Environment/AirQuality/BEEPSchoolBusEmissGrants.aspx.