RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with Durham School Services announced the Hinds County School District has been named a recipient of the 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean School Bus Grant Program Round Two Award.
The grants will allow Durham School Services to add new electric school buses to their growing fleet of zero-emission vehicles. The new electric vehicles will begin to be deployed this year.
“We are thrilled by the grant awards, as the funds will greatly assist us in providing our partners with best-in-class “clean-fueled” vehicles,” said Nick Voisard, Senior Director of Electric Vehicles, National Express LLC. “As we continue to shift our focus towards electrification and sustainability initiatives, the positive outcomes of zero-emissions school buses are both inspiring and reinforced by a growing wealth of supportive data and studies. As such, we are excited to embark on these new journeys with our partners and look forward to the …