Why did Baltimore City Public Schools Get Electric School Buses with a Grant and Got Special ED buses from Highland?

Baltimore City Schools Unveil 25 New Electric School Buses

...Baltimore City Public Schools, which serves some 75,800 students with a staff of more than 8,900, was awarded a $9.4 million grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, which is funded by the 2022 federal infrastructure package. All told, the federal government will invest some $5 billion toward transitioning the nation’s more than 480,000 school buses, which transport around 25 million students daily...

,,,The Baltimore school district partnered with Highland Electric Fleets, an electric school bus as-a-service provider that aids in applying for the grants and softening upfront costs...

https://www.govtech.com/fs/baltimore-city-schools-unveil-25-new-electric-school-buses

SEE THE BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPECIAL EDUCATION ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES AT THIS LINK:

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-new-electric-school-buses-ev-fleet/46584191?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR3oSsYbwSFyAwQVZdxeTSR9iyA8cy-Y-wDmCYnfWf94SdCCcacqcvlxTes