The STRIDE Collaborative is a public-private partnership dedicated to reducing diesel emissions and improving public health in the eight southeastern states.
BIL Clean School Bus Program Now Open!
2023 BIL Clean School Bus Grant Program is Now Open!
EPA is announcing the 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Grant Program! This is the first grant funding opportunity through the multi-year funding program and follows the 2022 CSB Rebate Program, which was the first round of funding. Under the 2023 Grant Program, EPA anticipates awarding approximately $400 million in competitive grant funding to eligible applicants for the purchase of zero-emission (ZE) school buses, clean school buses, and ZE charging infrastructure.

The program guidance and a list of eligible/prioritized applicants are now posted on the Clean School Bus Program website. Once you have completed the recommended steps to prepare, please begin filling out your grant application.
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BIL Clean School Bus Program Now Open!
2023 STRIDE Collaborative Partners Meeting
2023 STRIDE Collaborative Partners Meeting
Mark your calendars! On September 20th and 21st, STRIDE Collaborative partners in eight southern states in agriculture, construction, transportation, shipping, energy, and the environment will come together in Atlanta, GA to hold the Annual Partners Meeting. After a long hiatus, the meeting is back in-person and will feature speakers on a variety of topics including: electrification, alternative fuels, funding for projects that reduce diesel emissions, environmental justice, and more! There will be a pre-conference workshop held on September 19th.

Registration and room block information will be coming soon.
2023 STRIDE Collaborative Partners Meeting
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: TCO and School Bus Electrification
STRIDE Electric School Bus Webinar Series: Electric School Buses and Total Cost of Ownership
During this webinar, Hillsborough County Schools and Argonne discussed cost analyses for school bus electrification and how electrifying can save fleets money. Jim Beekman of Hillsborough County Schools discussed a Total Cost of Ownership analysis performed for the district going over both the process of putting together a TCO analysis and the results. Andy Burnham of Argonne National Laboratory next went over an analysis using the AFLEET tool to demonstrate how school bus fleets can use the tool to calculate emission reductions and cost savings. Together these speakers discussed how school bus fleets can save green by going green and electrifying their fleets.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: TCO and School Bus Electrification
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: EV Fleet Operations
STRIDE Collaborative Electric School Bus Webinar Series: EV Fleet Operations & Lessons
Tuesday, May 24th
During this webinar, the Ft. Payne City School System provided lessons learned from their experience adding electric school buses to their fleet. A maintenance technician and bus driver provided insights into actual day to day operational experience with electric school buses. Attendees also learned from a utility provider about how easily electric buses and charging stations can be integrated into your fleet. Together these speakers provided practical information and the considerations needed to easily and efficiently incorporate these cost-reducing and clean buses into your existing fleet.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: EV Fleet Operations
Future is Now Webinar
Clean Cities Georgia and STRIDE Present:
Electric School Buses, The Future Is Now!
Wednesday, February 23rd @ 11:00 AM Eastern
Clean Cities Georgia and the STRIDE Collaborative partnered to bring you the third webinar in STRIDE's Electric School Bus Webinar Series. This webinar featured presentations from electric school bus manufacturers who discussed and demonstrated that electric school buses are no longer a thing of the future, but a technology available and ready for the demands of the present day.
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Future is Now Webinar
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: Power of Partnership
STRIDE Electric School Bus Webinar Series: The Power of Partnership
Wednesday, February 2nd @ 10:30 AM Eastern
This webinar focused in on Washington County’s experiences deploying an EV bus. There was also a discussion from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation on the public health benefits of going to electric vehicles and the funding opportunities available. The webinar included discussion from a utility provider about how easily electric buses and charging stations can be integrated into a fleet. Together these speakers provided information and the considerations needed to easily and efficiently incorporate these cost-reducing and clean buses into existing fleets.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: Power of Partnership
Electric School Bus Webinar Series: V2G Webinar
STRIDE Collaborative Electric School Bus Webinar Series: V2G Session
Wednesday, January 26th @ 10:00 AM Eastern
This webinar provided an overview of how the power stored in the battery of an electric school bus or electric commercial vehicle can be used by the electric utility to supplement power to the electric grid, and/or by the vehicle owner for peak shaving and emergency service. This type of distributed power resource is commonly referred to as Vehicle to Grid or V2G.
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Electric School Bus Webinar Series: V2G Webinar
STRIDE Success Stories
Share Your Success Stories
Got a success story, event, or webinar that you would like to share with the collaborative? Send an e-mail with the details to success@stridecollaborative.org and it may be featured on our website.
STRIDE Success Stories
Southeast Diesel Collaborative
STRIDE Collaborative
The STRIDE Collaborative (formerly the SEDC) is part of EPA’s National Clean Diesel Campaign, a program combining regulatory measures with voluntary initiatives to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines across the country.
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Southeast Diesel Collaborative
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