CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) announced a $27 million Notice of Funding Opportunity to replace existing public transit buses with new all-electric buses. Champaign County is on the list to receive electric buses and infrastructure financial support to sustain them. Grants will cover 75% of the eligible cost per electric bus and charging infrastructure, with a minimum of $300,000 for each project.
Governor JB Pritzker says, “With this funding, we’re incentivizing local governments and transit agencies to upgrade their existing public transit fleet with new all-electric transit buses. I highly encourage all eligible entities to apply for these grants and join us in leading the future of clean energy and sustainable travel.”
Illinois EPA will fund projects in the following areas:
• Priority Area 1: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, Oswego Township in Kendall County, and Aux Sable and Goose Lake townships in Grundy County.
• Priority Area 2: Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties.
• Priority Area 3: Champaign, DeKalb, LaSalle, McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, and Winnebago Counties.
The link to the Notice of Funding Opportunity is available on the Driving A Cleaner Illinois webpage: https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/air-quality/driving-a-cleaner-illinois.html.