PROGRAM UPDATES:
The AB 617 Clean Community School Initiative is currently accepting applications from privately-owned school bus owners and operators to replace diesel, compressed natural gas or propane school buses with zero-emission school buses and charging infrastructure. For additional program information and requirements, please review Program Announcement #PA2026-06 by clicking here.
To apply for funding, please visit visit us at https://gms.aqmd.gov or click here.
South Coast AQMD is also accepting applications from residents of East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights and West Commerce, and Eastern Coachella Valley AB 617 Communities for a free home air filtration unit. Applications will be accepted until program funds are exhausted.
• For eligibility criteria, click HERE
• To apply for the program, click HERE
Community Air Protection Program (CAPP) Incentives
In 2017, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 617 (AB 617) to develop a new community-focused strategy to reduce emissions of criteria pollutants and toxic air contaminants in communities impacted by disproportionate levels of air pollution. Since 2017 the California Legislature has budgeted $1.2 billion to support AB 617 with incentives for advanced technologies for cleaner air in these communities. Through its CAPP Incentives Program, CARB has allocated approximately $462 million from these funds to South Coast AQMD to administer incentives for its AB 617 Program since 2017. These funds target emissions and exposure reductions from mobile, stationary, and area sources within AB 617 communities.