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No. FTA-2026-011-TPM-LWNO · DOT - Federal Transit Administration

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Fiscal Year 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Program

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$0 – $0
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 21, 2026 19 days left
Posted
Jul 27, 2026
Last verified
Today

At a glance

AI summary

The Federal Transit Administration is offering $610 million in competitive grants for Fiscal Year 2026 through the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and the Low or No Emission Grant Program. The notice does not state who may apply, award counts, cost-share requirements, or any geographic restrictions in the excerpt provided. The application deadline is September 21, 2026, and proposals must be submitted through Grants.gov. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Transportation
Official description from grants.gov

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $589 million in competitive grants under the Low or No Emission Grant Program (Low-No Program) for the purchase or lease of low-emission and zero-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities. Synopses and full announcement will be posted on Grants.gov as opportunity FTA-2026-011-TPM-LWNO. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time September 21, 2026.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Others
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 20.526 · Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (20.526), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 236 $2,277,916 $391,736 – $6,339,889
FY 2025 494 $2,303,600 $568,412 – $7,585,634
FY 2024 440 $1,993,240 $500,753 – $5,449,236
FY 2023 449 — —
FY 2022 378 — —
FY 2021 466 — —

For comparison, this notice advertises $0 – $0.

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 2,463 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Local government (1,240), State government (423), Tribal government (31) of 2,463 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (115) · TX (80) · FL (63) · NC (35) · NY (32)
Largest recent awards
  1. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY $444,450,133 · FY 2025
  2. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTA $130,765,554 · FY 2024
  3. COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE $130,382,011 · FY 2025
  4. LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $104,160,000 · FY 2024
  5. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY $104,000,000 · FY 2026

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 13, 2026