Small School District and County Office of Education Bus Replacement Program

Funding Description

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	2011-12
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7235 / 8590
Total Available	$4,879,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
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 if 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	September 30, 2011
Due Date	January 13, 2012
Expected Notification Date	March 2, 2012

Additional Information

Application	RFA-11: SSDCOEBR [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/ssdcoebro11rfa.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Small School District/COE Bus Replacement Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/smallschdistcoebus.asp]
Funding Results	Res-11: Bus Replacement [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/ssdcoe11result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Tonya Holmes, 916-323-6028, tholmes@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Tonya Holmes, 916-323-6028, tholmes@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-327-0538 (phone), 916-327-4873 (fax)