FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Program

Overview

• Type

  Grant

• Title

  FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Program

• Source

  Department of Transportation - Federal Transit Administration

• Federal or State

  Federal

• Total Amount

  $588,971,305

• Number of Awards

  50

• Award Range

• Cost Share

  Yes

• Status

  Active

Topics

Climate

Energy Efficiency

Home & Vehicle Upgrades

Resilience

Eligibility

• Audience

  Local Government, State Agencies, Tribes

• Sector

  Climate, Energy Efficiency, Home & Vehicle Upgrades, Resilience

• Activity

  Energy Efficiency Improvements, Equipment Purchase, Financial Help

• Eligibility

  Eligible Entities

  Eligible recipients and subrecipients are designated recipients, states (including territories and Washington, D.C.), local government entities, and federally recognized Indian tribes.

  Eligible Activities

  Eligible activities include capital projects to purchase or lease zero-emission or low-emission transit buses; and acquire, construct, rehabilitate, and lease required supporting facilities such as recharging, refueling, and maintenance facilities. Specific eligible projects include:

  • Purchasing or leasing low-emission buses (See 49 U.S.C. 5339(c)(1)(E)), which include, but are not limited to: 1) Propane buses, 2) CNG buses, 3) Hybrid-electric buses.

  • Purchasing or leasing zero-emission buses, including but are not limited to: hydrogen fuel-cell buses; battery-electric buses; rubber tire trolley buses powered by overhead catenaries; acquiring low- or zero-emission buses with a leased power source; and leasing, constructing, or rehabilitating public transportation facilities and related equipment to accommodate low- or zero-emission buses.

• Location

  National

Application Process

• Application Link

  Apply Now

• Pre-Application?

  No

• Requirements

  Except for projects proposed by Indian tribes, all projects in rural areas (see 49 U.S.C. 5302(17)) must be submitted by a State either individually or as part of a consolidated State application. States and other eligible applicants may also submit consolidated applications for projects in urbanized areas.  The same project may not be submitted in multiple applications.

  For low- and standard-emission projects, up to 0.5% of the Federal request may optionally be used for workforce development training and up to an additional 0.5% may optionally be used for training at the National Transit Institute (NTI).

  For zero-emission projects, 5 % of the Federal request must be used for workforce development. This is mandatory unless you certify in your application that less funding is needed to carry out your Zero-Emission Fleet Transition Plan.

  The maximum Federal share is 80%. There are two exceptions:
  • The Federal share is 85% for transit buses that are compliant with the Clean Air Act or are accessible to people with disabilities.
  • The Federal share is 90% for equipment and components of facilities related to low- or zero-emission buses or are to make the facility accessible to people with disabilities.

• Disbursement Method

  Unspecified

Important Dates

• Application Open Date

  Jul 27, 2026

• Application Close Date

  Sep 21, 2026

Resources & Contacts

• Contact

  Email Kirsten Wiard-Bauer, Office of Program Management, at FTALowNoBusNOFO@dot.gov.

• Resources

  FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Programs | FTA
  Grants.gov Platform