FTA accepting applications for bus and bus facility grants

The Federal Transit Authority is accepting applications through April 25 for the Low or No Emission Grant Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program.

More than $1.1 billion is available for “Low-No,” and $390 million is available for Bus and Bus Facilities.

The Low or No Emission program provides funding to state and local government authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.

The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities competitive program assists with the financing of buses and bus facility capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.

Recipients are permitted to use up to 0.5% of their requested grant award for workforce development activities eligible under federal public transportation law, and an additional 0.5% for costs associated with training at the National Transit Institute. Projects related to zero-emission vehicles must use 5% of the federal award for workforce development activities.

The FTA is joining these two grant opportunities in one notice of funding opportunity, and applicants may apply to either program or both.

Low-No provides funds to designated recipients of FTA grants, including states, local government authorities, and Indian Tribes.

The Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program provides funds to designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed-route bus operators, states, or local government authorities that operate fixed-route bus service, and Indian tribes.

Applications are made through Grants.gov, and must include supplemental form SF-424.