Grants are available for schools to replace or retrofit their school buses. Funding includes up to  $8.4 million for the program. Eligible applicants are any public school district, Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) school, or contractor operating heavy duty (>14,000 lbs. GVWR) diesel school buses for those public schools. Contractors are eligible for retrofits but not replacements. The Lower Emission School Bus Program (LESBP) is funded with grants from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), plus matching funds from MBUAPCD. LESBP funds from ARB plus matching funds from the MBUAPCD cover 100% of the costs to replace most buses, and up to $20,000 of the costs to install and service each retrofit. School bus replacements and retrofit grants will reduce diesel particulate emissions -- a toxic air contaminant -- and thus reduce student exposure to cancer-causing pollutants in diesel exhaust.

ARB Bus and Truck Regulations Applicable to School Bus Fleets. Click on this pdf file to see how the Bus and Truck Rule will affect your fleet.

LESBP Application in Excel file
Download and unzip this file for use in applying for a LESBP grant. [Posted 10/2/08]

LESBP Application in Word format
Download and unzip this file to get native Word versions of the LESBP Replacement and Retrofit Application Forms. [Posted 11/19/08]

LESBP Retrofit Application
To apply for a school bus retrofit grant under MBUAPCD's LESBP, download and print this application form and instructions. [Posted 10/2/08]

LESBP Schedule Summary
To see a summary of the LESBP schedule, download and print this pdf file. [Posted 10/2/08]

LESBP School Bus Types C, D, and SE
Print this pdf to see a definition of Type C, Type D, and Special Ed. school buses. This information is required for LESBP applications. [Posted 10/20/08]

Retrofits Currently Available for School Buses
A searchable database of 1992 and newer on-road diesel engines, for which ARB has a currently-verified diesel emission control system (VDECS). Search by VDECS name, or by bus engine using EPA family name, or by make/model year/displacement. [Posted 10/14/08]

School Bus Fleet Calculator
Diesel School Bus Fleet Average Calculator, 8/12/08 version. This ARB calculator is to assist school bus fleet owners meet the optional fleet average or best available control technology limits in the ARB Bus and Truck Regulation. [Posted 12/11/08]

LESBP Replacement Application
To apply for a grant to replace a 1986 or older bus or a 2-stroke engine bus under MBUAPCD's LESBP, download and print this form and instructions. [Posted 10/2/08]

LESBP Grant Agreement
To see LESBP grant agreement, download and print this pdf file. [Posted 10/2/08]

LESBP Draft School Board Resolution
This draft school board resolution pdf file authorizes school staff to submit a LESBP application and, if offered a grant, to implement projects funded by LESBP grants. [Posted 10/2/08]

COMPLETE LESBP Application Packet
For ALL the application documents needed to apply to MBUAPCD's LESBP grant program, download and unzip this file. [Posted10/2/08]

National Clean Diesel Campaign
New technology publications are now available on the National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) website. These technical bulletins are designed to support NCDC grant recipients (as well as their sub-recipients and others) and fleet managers who are using Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOCs) or Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) as potential retrofit technologies.