Jackson, MS – The Louisville Municipal School District has been selected by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality as one of seventeen school districts to participated for the 2023-24 Mississippi Diesel School Bus Replacement Program.
The school districts will receive a rebate of up to $22,436.03 per bus to replace an older diesel school bus with a new school bus. A total of 24 school buses will be replaced.
Others selected are:
Alcorn School District
Calhoun County School District
George County School District
Hancock County School District
Hazlehurst City School District
Itawamba County School District
Jackson Public School District
Lamar County School District
Lauderdale School District
Moss Point School District
Neshoba County School District
Newton Municipal School District
Ocean Springs School District
Quitman School District
Scott County School District
South Panola School District
The releases states that the Mississippi Diesel School Bus Replacement Program is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants Program.
The goal of the Mississippi Diesel School Bus Replacement Program is to reduce emissions from diesel school buses through the early retirement of older, pre-2010 model year buses. Since implementing the program in 2014, the Mississippi Diesel School Bus Replacement Program has provided over $2.4 million to 63 school districts for the purchase and replacement of 146 school buses.
