GFO-25-605: Reliable Electric Charging for Eligible School-bus Sites (RECESS)
Funds school-bus charging infrastructure for community electrification and mobility to strengthen real-world implementation.
GFO-25-605, titled Reliable Electric Charging for Eligible School-bus Sites (RECESS), is a California Energy Commission grant solicitation under the Clean Transportation Program. The program was established by AB 118 (2007) and extended through July 2035 by AB 126, funded by vehicle registration and smog abatement fees. RECESS specifically targets the installation of reliable electric vehicle charging infrastructure at sites that operate electric school buses in California. The solicitation is administered by CEC's Fuels and Transportation Division, and applications are due August 31, 2026 via the CEC's Grant Solicitation System (GSS) at gss.energy.ca.gov.
Eligible applicants include for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations with an operational nexus to California school bus fleets; universities and standalone research organizations are not eligible. Award amounts per project are specified in the GFO-25-605 PDF application guidelines, which were not fully extracted at catalog ingest. School districts, transit agencies, and school bus operators are the most likely eligible site owners, though applicants should confirm eligibility categories in the published solicitation. The Clean Transportation Program has previously funded similar EV charging infrastructure projects under CALeVIP 2.0 and related block-grant structures.
Strong applicants will document existing or procured electric school bus fleets, site control at the charging location, utility interconnection plans, and a maintenance strategy for the installed infrastructure. RECESS competes within an active 2026 CEC solicitation calendar that also includes hydrogen infrastructure (GFO-25-607) and community EV charging (GFO-25-603), so applicants should align their project scope precisely with the school-bus-site focus defined in the solicitation PDF before the August 31 deadline.
Funds reliable electric vehicle charging infrastructure at eligible school bus sites in California under the Clean Transportation Program, with applications due August 31, 2026.
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