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is convenient, affordable, accessible, reliable, equitable, and safe. To fulfill this mission, it is critical that communities across the nation have access to a variety of electrified transportation options, whether it be cars, buses, bicycles, scooters, or shared fleets. </p> <a class="usa-button" href="/contact">Contact us</a> <a class="usa-button" href="/technical-assistance">Technical assistance</a> </div> </div> <br> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-12"> <div class="usa-card"> <div class="usa-card__container top-highlight-card"> <header class="usa-card__header"> <h2 class="usa-card__heading">How Can the Joint Office Help Communities Ride Electric?</h2> </header> <div class="usa-card__body"> <p>The Joint Office and our partners, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are ready to assist with your school or transit bus electrification journey. Our team can provide technical assistance related to the following topics:</p> <ul> <li>Funding and incentives identification</li> <li>Charging infrastructure evaluation</li> <li>Route planning and analysis</li> <li>Bus evaluation</li> <li>Charger right-sizing</li> <li>Workforce development</li> <li>Driver and mechanic training</li> <li>Resiliency considerations</li> <li>Energy needs and grid impact analysis</li> <li>Electric utilities coordination</li> <li>Solar and battery storage opportunity evaluation.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="usa-graphic-list usa-section usa-section--dark benefits ride-programs"> <div class="grid-container"> <h2 class="font-family-sans">Federal Programs Across Modes of Transportation</h2> <p class="center">The federal government is investing across the transportation sector to bring electrified transportation options into communities across the country.</p> <div class="usa-graphic-list__row grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="usa-media-block media-block-margin desktop:grid-col"> <div class="circle-icon-highlight"> <i class="fas fa-bus fa-3x fa-fw circle-icon"></i> </div> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <h3 class="font-family-sans">School Buses</h3> <p>The Joint Office has partnered with EPA to provide <a href="/school-districts">technical assistance</a> for the <a href="https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus">EPA's Clean School Bus Program</a>. The Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over five years for grant and rebate programs to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models.</p> </div> </div> <div class="usa-media-block media-block-margin desktop:grid-col"> <div class="circle-icon-highlight"> <i class="fas fa-taxi fa-3x fa-fw circle-icon"></i> </div> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <h3 class="font-family-sans">Shared Fleets</h3> <p>The Joint Office provides <a href="/states">technical assistance</a> to support the FHWA administered <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cfi/">Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program</a> and <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/nevi_formula_program.cfm">National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program</a> which support electric vehicle travel across corridors and communities. The CFI Community Charging Grant Program connects taxi, carshare, rideshare, ride-hail, and other modes of electrified transportation options.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="usa-graphic-list__row grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="usa-media-block media-block-margin desktop:grid-col"> <div class="circle-icon-highlight"> <i class="fas fa-bus-simple fa-3x fa-fw circle-icon"></i> </div> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <h3 class="font-family-sans">Transit Buses</h3> <p>The Joint Office has partnered with the FTA to offer <a href="/transit-agencies">technical assistance</a> on the <a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/lowno">FTA Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Program</a> and other U.S. Department of Transportation FTA funding programs.</p> </div> </div> <div class="usa-media-block media-block-margin desktop:grid-col"> <div class="circle-icon-highlight"> <i class="fas fa-bicycle fa-3x fa-fw circle-icon"></i> </div> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <h3 class="font-family-sans">Multimodal Hubs</h3> <p>The CFI Community Charging Grant Program is supporting all forms of electrified or alternative fuel transportation modes, including bicycles, scooters, micromobility, and microtransit by deploying charging infrastructure in publicly accessible locations.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="news" class="usa-section"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="news-event-head" id="events"> <h2 class="font-heading-xl margin-y-0">What's Happening with Clean Transportation</h2> <a href="/news-events">More News and Events</a> </div> <div class="splide" data-carousel-per-page="3" data-carousel-break-point="640"> <div class="splide__track"> <ul class="splide__list"> <li class="splide__slide"> <div class="usa-card__container usa-card__carousel"> <header class="usa-card__header"> <h2 class="usa-card__heading">Behind-the-Meter Generation and Storage Offer Cost- and Energy-Efficient Route to Bus Electrification in New York, Potentially Saving $2 Million Each Year </h2> </header> <div class="usa-card__media"> <div class="usa-card__img"> <img alt="Electric bus charging at station. 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