UGA's Auxiliary Services and the Transportation and Parking Services Unit hosted this presentation on UGA's Electric Bus Initiative. In April of 2019 UGA was awarded a grant from the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority (GSRT) in the amount $10 million dollars (7.5 million match) for the purchase of 20 electric buses. A $1 million dollar charging facility was also built, with 12 chargers and a capacity of 48 buses with potential to expand.In 2021 the Federal Transit Administration’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program awarded an additional $7.46 million (with matching funds from UGA) to purchase 13 more electric buses bringing the fleet size up to 33 of about 90 buses (36% of the entire bus fleet).This talk summarizes funding mechanisms, benefits and challenges for UGA’s Electric Bus Initiative considered the largest and most innovative electric bus fleet in higher education.