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

Award ceiling
Not stated
Closes
Sep 21, 2026
Last verified
2026-10-18

Per-recipient award not stated for city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), state governments, closing Sep 21, 2026.

City or township governmentsCounty governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)State governmentsTransportation

In one sentence

Fiscal Year 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Program does not state a per-recipient award amount, open to city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), others (see text field entitled "additional information on…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$588,971,305
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
Not confirmed
Award floor
Not confirmed
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Sep 21, 2026
Deadline type
Fixed date
Opens
Jul 27, 2026
Status
Closed
Eligible entities
City or township governments · County governments · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · State governments
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
Yes
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Use of funds
purchase or lease of low-emission and zero-emission transit buses · acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$588,971,305
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
Not stated

Who can apply?

level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), State governments
Source field: entity types
industry
Source field: industries
use
acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities, purchase or lease of low-emission and zero-emission transit buses
Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Eligible applicants for the Low- or No-Emission Program include designated recipients, States (including territories and Washington D.C.), local governmental authorities, and Indian Tribes. Except for projects proposed by Indian tribes,…

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Sep 21, 2026ClosedDeadline type Fixed date

Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time September 21, 2026.

What can the money be used for?

2 categorys
The source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
purchase or lease of low-emission and zero-emission transit busesacquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

1 field
Effort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
Yes

Who has received this funding?

2932 awards
Awards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.

2932 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
SOLANO COUNTY TRANSIT/SOLTRANNot stated$2,661,6002023
CITY OF CORVALLISNot stated$2,658,0682025
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY GOVERNMENTNot stated$2,657,7792024
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,657,2712025
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,654,9682024
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$2,650,546Not stated
COUNTY OF ORANGENot stated$2,648,2422023
CITY OF FRESNONot stated$2,645,9362019
CITY OF GREEN BAYNot stated$2,644,4632020
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,639,4932021
BROWARD, COUNTY OFNot stated$2,635,0062018
CITY OF DURHAMNot stated$2,631,8422021
KANAWHA VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ANot stated$2,625,6582019
ST LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$2,624,0982022
DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,620,7072022
PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,611,7332021
CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$2,600,0002019
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,600,0002020
CITY OF TUCSONNot stated$2,600,0002020
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OFNot stated$2,600,0002018
LAKELAND AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,583,3552022
CITY OF RALEIGHNot stated$2,582,4732023
TOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,581,5802018
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,578,0832022
BROWARD, COUNTY OFNot stated$2,573,080Not stated
NORTHWEST ALABAMA COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTNot stated$2,568,9462023
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,562,3772019
BLUE WATER AREA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$2,560,4992020
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISON OF PUBLIC TRANSITNot stated$2,554,1822020
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OFNot stated$2,550,0002018
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,549,0002024
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,545,9082019
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,544,7422021
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,523,2222000
MONTEREY-SALINAS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,521,9842021
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,511,8822024
CITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$2,509,6172018
ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,507,8952025
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,507,4572024
COUNTY OF CHARLOTTENot stated$2,504,1532023
FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPNot stated$2,502,0282018
CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$2,500,0002022
NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,500,0002021
CITY OF KENOSHANot stated$2,497,1622020
CITY OF EVANSVILLENot stated$2,496,2762019
CITY OF EVANSVILLENot stated$2,495,1362018
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH OFNot stated$2,494,7282024
MUNICIPIO DE CAROLINANot stated$2,482,8802023
TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,480,0002023
BLUE WATER AREA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$2,465,0362019
NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,453,4312018
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,451,9202023
COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE FOR SEACOAST TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,451,6002022
CITY OF BURLINGTONNot stated$2,450,0652024
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,447,6612020
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,445,0002021
ANTELOPE VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,441,1372019
NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,438,0762022
TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,430,6692022
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,428,9782023
COUNTY OF COBBNot stated$2,426,2122022
TULARE COUNTY REGIONALTRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$2,411,1662024
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,403,6842000
GREENVILLE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,399,9992020
CITY OF TURLOCKNot stated$2,395,1232019
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,389,6692024
COUNTY OF MESANot stated$2,387,8162025
SAINT JOHNS COUNTYNot stated$2,387,1552025
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,385,7322020
LINCOLN CITY OFNot stated$2,385,5032022
MILWAUKEE COUNTYNot stated$2,376,0002022
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE OF TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,373,6752024
REGIONAL METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF OMAHANot stated$2,369,5002021
ANTELOPE VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,368,4462000
METROPOLITAN TULSA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,365,8632022
RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$2,361,9532024
CITY OF DUBUQUENot stated$2,359,0722024
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADENot stated$2,357,143Not stated
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,353,4002025
NASSAU, COUNTY OFNot stated$2,352,5362024
CITY OF WAUKESHANot stated$2,350,5362020
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONNot stated$2,346,6582023
CITY OF RACINENot stated$2,336,4462023
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,335,6992000
SUSQUEHANNA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,330,1992023
TULARE COUNTY REGIONALTRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$2,325,8902025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,325,6902019
TOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,307,2002023
GREATER PEORIA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,306,4602021
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,304,0002025
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,303,2002025
TOWN OF BLACKSBURGNot stated$2,296,8132024
AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,292,7172000
CITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$2,290,0002020
COUNTY OF TOMPKINSNot stated$2,290,0002019
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,290,0002020
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGONNot stated$2,290,0002019
CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,286,8842024
COUNTY OF CHARLOTTENot stated$2,285,0782022
COUNTY OF ORANGENot stated$2,280,7452019

Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.

What comparable notices state

8 records
Stated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Sample too small. 8 open records stored under Transportation state an award ceiling, and no figures are shown below 10. Three records do not have a middle, and a median drawn from them would be read as a benchmark.

Who has won this programme before?

2932 awards
Awards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.

2932 federal awards on file under assistance listing 20.526, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.

Every award under this programme

Common questions

6 questions
Every answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
How much funding is available in total?
$588,971,305 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?
Sep 21, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time September 21, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?
City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), State governments.
What can the funding be used for?
purchase or lease of low-emission and zero-emission transit buses, acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
Yes. This programme requires matching funds.
Has this programme funded anyone before?
2932 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by DOT - Federal Transit Administration. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.

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Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-18
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-04
Assistance listing20.526

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.