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million is headed to Dublin and unded a second round of stat grants aimed at cutting diesel engine The on Monday announced recipients of the second and final round of Diesel EmissionsReductiojn grants, a $19.8 million progran created in 2008. The first round sent nearlyt $7.3 million to 10 organizations, including the , operatotr of the region’s bus system. In the winnersx disclosed Monday, Dublin was clearesd for $464,658 while the Columbus school system receiveeda $918,020 grant. Officials from Dublin and the schookl district told thestate they’rer using the money to replace vehicles with lower-emissionj alternatives.
Dublin plans to replace eigh t 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel while the school district is usinyg its grant to replace 15 buses produceddin 1990. Projects that receivexd awards are required to put up at leasrt 20 percent of the cost inmatchingy funds. The grant program looks specifically at public and privatde diesel equipment owners in Ohio counties that fall short of airquality standards. The largestr grant among the 16 went to the and to refig four locomotives with new That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.6 million.
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