North Central Texas Clean School Bus Program

The purpose of this program is to reduce emissions from school bus fleets and improve air quality in the DFW region. Improving air quality will help the region attain the federal air quality standards as well as reduce health impacts associated with poor air quality. Sign up for the Clean Buzz newsletter here.

Program Goals

• Provide grant funding for projects that reduce emissions from older, high-emitting school buses. Click here for funding opportunities.

• Provide educational materials to schools, school districts, and school bus operators about various clean school bus options that can improve school bus fleets, benefit the environment, and protect the health of school aged children. Learn about alternative fuel school buses [PDF] and propane school buses.

• ​​Promote discounted purchasing options for available electric, propane, and natural gas buses through North Texas Share.

• Promote implementation and enforcement of anti-idling policies for school buses and all other vehicles that operate within a school zone.

Get Involved!

• Parent Teacher Associations and other affiliated groups are encouraged to get involved by establishing anti-idling campaigns.

• Talk with school transportation providers to encourage the use of the cleanest school bus technologies possible.

School districts in North Texas are operating more Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses than any other region in Texas! NCTCOG has helped these alternative fuel bus fleets grow by providing grant funds in order to help local independent school districts obtain funds for the purchase of CNG & LPG buses, as well as hybrid-electric buses. For more information about previous funded grant projects, click here.