Accepts a $15,153,465 federal grant to replace heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission ones
The district is accepting a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. It is meant to replace in-use heavy-duty vehicles that are not zero-emission with new zero-emission vehicles to cut air pollution and greenhouse gases. The district will pass the money to Zum Services, its student transportation provider, through a sub-award agreement (see the next item).
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- Vendor / partner
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Action
- Grant or funding in
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- Food, transportation & operations
- This vote
- $15,153,465
- Presented by
- Chief Financial Officer
- File
25-1585· agendaL.-46- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 25, 2025
Official text
Acceptance and approval by the Board of Education of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Application/Grant Award/Agreement (Grant Number 97T30801) in the amount of $15,153,465.00 in funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Oakland Unified School District to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, pursuant to terms and conditions of the Grant Award, through a Sub-Award Agreement with a Sub Receiptant (Zum Services, Inc.), provider of pupil transportation services.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report