April 8, 2019: Governor Doug Ducey announced today additional school systems were approved for funding for the purchase of 45 new diesel and alternative fuel schools buses, totaling nearly $5 million. These are the latest rounds of funding awarded as part of a $38 million plan to provide low-income schools with new school buses utilizing settlement funds from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. This follows earlier funding announcements and brings the total program funding to $37 million for 144 school systems for the purchase of 332 new school buses.  Please see the school bus replacement tab below for additional information.