Small School District and County Office of Education Bus Replacement Program

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 of education 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; Budget Item 6110-111-0001(2)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2010-11
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	7235 / 8590
Total Available	$4,880,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Seventy-five percent of the funds will be allocated based upon priority categories of vehicle age, mileage, and type of vehicle. Twenty-five percent of the funds will be allocated based upon the condition of the vehicles to be replaced. Funds will be available for reconditioning or replacement of special education buses in not less than the proportion as the percentage of vehicles used compares to total school buses in the state. (Education Code Section 42291)

Important Dates

Date Application Available	November 3, 2010
Due Date	January 14, 2011
Expected Notification Date	March 1, 2011

Additional Information

Application	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/ssdcoebro10rfa.asp
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/smallschdistcoebus.asp
Funding Results	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/ssdcoe10result.asp
Other	Unavailable

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