School Bus Replacements

On-Road Heavy-Duty School Bus Fleet Modernization Eligibility Criteria

The application submittal period is open from April 1st, 2019 through May 31st 2019, 5 p.m. Please submit original hard copy applications. Faxed or emailed applications will not be considered for funding.

Additional criteria can be found in the 2017 CMP Guidelines, Chapter 4: On-Road Heavy Duty Vehicles.

• Only public school districts which own their own buses or Joint Power Authorities (JPA) between public schools are eligible to apply.
• Existing buses must be greater than 14,000 GVW.
• The existing bus must be in operational condition and have operated in the school District’s fleet for at least two years.
• For school bus electric conversions, the baseline vehicle chassis must be ten years old or newer. CHP requires engineering plans, certified by a California licensed engineer, to be able to safety certify the school bus.
• School buses subject to the Truck and Bus Regulation are only eligible if they meet one of the following requirements:
  • The existing school bus must have an OEM diesel particulate filter (DPF) installed.
  • The existing school bus must be retrofitted with a DPF that reduces diesel PM emissions by at least 85%.
  • The existing school bus must be reported in TRUCRS under the Low-Use exemption.
  • The existing school bus must be reported in TRUCRS under the Extension for the Unavailability of Verified Diesel Emission Control Strategy (VDECS). This extension expires on January 1, 2018, at which point such school buses will no longer be eligible for Moyer Program funding.