Small School District and County Office of Education Bus Replacement Program
NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.
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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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] |
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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 |
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Fiscal | Tonya Holmes, 916-323-6028, tholmes@cde.ca.gov |
Division | School Fiscal Services Division, 916-327-0538 (phone), 916-327-4873 (fax) |
Last Modified:
May 29, 2013
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