Minnesota Commerce Department Offers Funding to Transition School Districts to Electric Buses

Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM/Learfield)- Minnesota’s Commerce Department is offering $1.7 million in grants to help school districts buy new electric buses or convert existing buses from fossil fuels to electric power. The funding can also help with costs for charging stations and other projects. The state could pay for up to 90 percent of the bus purchase and much of the supporting equipment, depending on a district’s financial need. Applications are being accepted now and are due by the end of the year through the Commerce Department’s Electric School Bus Grant program.