Low or No Emission Grant Program
Posted by Grant Coordinator on May. 21, 2025 / Awards & Grants / Subscribe 0
What's New
- On May 14, 2025, FTA announced the availability of $1.5 billion under the FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission Program. Applications are due by July 14, 2025.
- Of this, approximately $1.1 billion in funding is authorized under the Low or No Emission Grants Program.
- This funding opportunity includes streamlined requirements for Tribal applicants requesting less than $1 million.
Overview
The Low or No Emission competitive program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses as well as acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.
Eligible Activities
Eligible projects include:
- purchasing or leasing low- or no-emission buses
- acquiring low- or no-emission buses with a leased power source
- constructing or leasing facilities and related equipment (including intelligent technology and software) for low- or no-emission buses
- constructing new public transportation facilities to accommodate low- or no-emission buses
- rehabilitating or improving existing public transportation facilities to accommodate low- or no-emission buses
- Additionally 0.5% of a request may be for workforce development training and an additional 0.5% may be for training at the National Transit Institute (NTI). Applicants proposing any project related to zero-emission vehicles must also spend 5% of their award on workforce development and training as outlined in their Zero-Emission Transition Plan, unless the applicant certifies that their financial need is less.
Learn more here.
Webinars available:
Potential applicants to the FY25 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Low or No Emission (Low-No) Program are welcome to register for and attend the scheduled webinar on June 4, 2025 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., ET. Webinar attendees will learn about program eligibility, evaluation criteria and selection considerations, and the submission process.
Links:
June 4 Webinar Registration: Webinar Registration - Zoom
Notice of Funding Opportunity: https://www.transit.dot.gov/
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program: https://www.transit.dot.gov/
Low or No Emission Program: https://www.transit.dot.gov/
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