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No. FTA-2026-004-TRI · DOT - Federal Transit Administration

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FY26 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Notice of Funding Opportunity

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$0 – $10,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 28, 2026 26 days left
Posted
Jul 29, 2026
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

The Federal Transit Administration is offering $10 million in competitive funds for the FY 2026 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Research Program. The notice does not state who may apply, any award count or size beyond the total funding, or any cost-share requirement. No geographic or set-aside restrictions are stated in the text provided. Proposals must be submitted through Grants.gov by September 28, 2026, and mail or 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 opportunity to apply for competitive awards totaling up to $10 million in Public Transportation Innovation Program (49 U.S.C. 5312) funds for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Research Program under Assistance Listing Number 20.530. As required by Federal public transportation law, funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects to develop and prototype innovative and widely deployable concepts that are intended to make existing and new buses safer for their operators and vulnerable road users, and safer and more accessible for their passengers.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Individuals
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Others
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Small businesses
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 20.530 · Public Transportation Innovation

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (20.530), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 3 $7,212,560 $3,831,210 – $8,256,280
FY 2025 2 $6,063,372 $5,578,184 – $6,548,561
FY 2024 10 $1,500,000 $598,152 – $5,668,542
FY 2023 16 $962,485 $459,650 – $2,973,814
FY 2022 12 $326,033 $206,694 – $451,170
FY 2021 74 $337,307 $150,263 – $536,136

For comparison, this notice advertises $0 – $10,000,000.

Who wins it Local government (25), State government (25), Nonprofit (13) of 117 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states DC (7) · CA (6) · FL (6) · MD (6) · AZ (3)
Largest recent awards
  1. AUBURN UNIVERSITY $11,844,065 · FY 2023
  2. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE $11,844,065 · FY 2023
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $9,300,000 · FY 2026
  4. CALSTART, INC. $8,987,332 · FY 2024
  5. CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, INC. $8,987,332 · FY 2024

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 29, 2026

Change history

Since we first indexed it
  1. Aug 8, 2026 Eligibility text updated