Small School District and County Office School Bus Replacement

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

Funding is provided to small school districts and county offices of education to upgrade school buses to comply with 1992 federal safety standards. When allocating funding, the first priority will be for the purchase of new school buses to replace existing vehicles. The second priority will be for reconditioning existing school buses. Any remaining funds will be available for the purchase of new school buses to increase the fleet owned by the district or county office.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	School districts and county offices with an average daily attendance of fewer than 2,501 students.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 42290-42293, 42301.1 and 42303
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2006-07
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	7235 / 8590
Total Available	$5,498,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Sixty percent of funds will be allocated based on vehicle age. Fifteen percent of the funds will be allocated based on mileage. Twenty-five percent of the funds will be allocated based upon the condition of the vehicle to be replaced. Replacement or reconditioning funds will be available for special education buses in not less than the same percentage the buses represent of the total school buses in the state.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	March 23, 2007
Due Date	June 15, 2007
Expected Notification Date	July 16, 2007

Additional Information

Application	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/busreplacementrfa.asp
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/smallschdistcoebus.asp
Funding Results	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/smschbus06result.asp
Other	Funding for grants is contingent upon passage of the state budget and funding availability.

Contacts

Program	Tonya Holmes Phone : 916-323-6028 E-mail : tholmes@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Tonya Holmes Phone : 916-323-6028 E-mail : tholmes@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division Phone : 916-327-0538 Fax : 916-327-4873