Blue Bird dealer A-Z Bus Sales is going above and beyond when it comes to finding grant possibilities for its school bus customers.

A-Z Bus Sales is offering grant funding assistance and financing option to help California school districts replace their older, emission-heavy school buses.

“Our commitment to providing customers with a thorough consultation, direct funding, and financing assistance is an example of how A-Z Bus Sales adds value to the bus buying process,” said A-Z Bus Sales President Jim Reynolds in a recent statement.

Company sales representatives will review grant funding options with clients and provide assistance in filling out application forms. Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) in Southern California has already benefited from the service, utilizing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant and Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee Grant to help purchase buses to meet the needs of its growing number of special needs riders.

“A-Z Bus Sales was instrumental in reviewing all possible funding sources available,” says David Walthall, director of transportation at OMSD.