Grants to Replace or Retrofit School Buses
The Texas Clean School Bus (TCSB) program is designed to reduce school children’s exposure to diesel exhaust from school buses.
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How to Apply
Step 1 Determine if you are eligible
Eligible Applicants
- All public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas.
- Private schools do not qualify for funding.
Eligible Projects
- Replacing pre-2007, diesel-fueled school buses with buses that are the current or previous model year at the time you apply. If a bus is used under a lease or lease-purchase agreement, it only qualifies as a retrofit project.
- Purchasing and installing a retrofit system on an eligible school bus.
Vehicles eligible for replacement or retrofit must:
- be powered by a diesel engine;
- currently operate on a regular, daily route to and from a school during the regular school year—and for the two years immediately preceding the signature date on the application;
- be in good operating condition, and, for retrofit projects, have at least five years of remaining useful life; and
- have been owned, leased (retrofit only), or commercially financed, registered, and operated by the applicant in Texas for at least the two years immediately preceding the signature date on the application.
Eligible Areas:
Texas
Review documents to ensure eligibility:
Step 2 Collect documents and fill out forms
Step 3 Submit your application
Secure Site
Submit securely by uploading the file to our FTPS site and selecting the share file(s) button. Enter "TCSB-Apply@tceq.texas.gov" as the email address. Please note: applications uploaded without completing the share file(s) step will not be considered as submitted.
- Learn how to create an account and submit your application in this step-by-step video guide.
- See detailed directions for using our FTPS site .
Submit to TCSB-Apply@tceq.texas.gov. Only one application per email at a maximum file size of 25MB. Please note: submitting your application by standard email is not secure. To send your application securely, see "Secure Site" above.
Regular Mail
TCEQAir Grants Division, MC-204 (TCSB)
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Express Mail
TCEQAir Grants Division, MC-204 (TCSB)
12100 Park 35 Circle
Building F, 1st Floor, Suite 1301
Austin, TX 78753