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million is headed to Dublin and under a second round of statwe grants aimed at cutting diesel engine The on Monday announced recipienta of the second and final round of Dieselk EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million program createsd in 2008. The firs round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, including the , operatofr of the region’s bus system. In the winnersx disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658u while the Columbus school system receiveca $918,020 grant. Officials from Dublin and the schooo district told the state they’re using the money to replace vehicles with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublihn plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesell trucks, while the school district is using its granr to replace 15 buses producedin 1990. Projecta that received awards are required to put up at leasr 20 percent of the cost inmatching funds. The grant program looks specificallyt at public and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio counties that fall shory of airquality standards. The largesft grant among the 16 went to the and to refit four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area project was awardes $4.6 million.