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

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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
POTOMAC & RAPPAHANNOCK TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$7,799,6252025
PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,770,2502022
CITY OF DURHAMNot stated$7,745,6002025
WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,685,9572024
BLUE WATER AREA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$7,672,1012025
LAKETRANNot stated$7,665,0732023
VICTOR VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,658,0612018
KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$7,650,0002025
WORCESTER REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,648,7722000
WASHINGTON COUNTY TRANS AUTHNot stated$7,634,0442023
SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN TRANSITNot stated$7,632,9242025
AUTORIDAD METROPOLITANA DE AUTOBUSESNot stated$7,600,0002021
GREATER LAFAYETTE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,598,4232024
GREATER ROANOKE TRANSIT CONot stated$7,577,0682024
SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$7,572,293Not stated
CITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$7,545,3542025
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,500,0002022
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,500,0002022
TOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,491,0262022
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADANot stated$7,475,0002020
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,462,0002020
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTERNot stated$7,459,0332022
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,443,7652025
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$7,437,4122023
COUNTY OF DUTCHESSNot stated$7,431,6972025
CITY OF LAREDONot stated$7,430,3852024
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$7,412,0712020
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITYNot stated$7,411,0322024
CAGUAS MUNICIPALITYNot stated$7,400,000Not stated
CITY OF GRAND FORKSNot stated$7,324,6102023
CITY OF GREEN BAYNot stated$7,324,3892024
TOPEKA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,305,5262024
CITY OF VACAVILLENot stated$7,296,1802022
NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,289,4372023
SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORP TRANSPO CORPNot stated$7,269,0732024
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,246,3152020
MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$7,243,6972018
FOOTHILL TRANSITNot stated$7,240,0002019
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$7,237,8372021
CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$7,231,0232021
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$7,225,1092000
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,201,2082019
GREATER ATTLEBORO-TAUNTON REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,176,8982023
CAPE COD REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHNot stated$7,175,7882020
SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$7,146,7932025
PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$7,116,7772018
THE BI STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MO IL METRO DISTNot stated$7,116,6792022
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTYNot stated$7,095,6232025
TRANSPORTATION, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$7,084,2832022
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$7,056,2762024
ROCHESTER GENESEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$7,043,3312023
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,000,4832025
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,000,0002023
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,000,0002021
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$6,996,7232020
SOUTHWEST OHIO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,990,2682025
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,988,6462024
CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,976,2172020
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUENot stated$6,955,8182021
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUENot stated$6,950,4392017
SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICESNot stated$6,950,0722025
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$6,917,9052023
CITY OF DETROITNot stated$6,912,4042025
CITY OF GREENSBORONot stated$6,890,6362023
CITY OF GREENSBORONot stated$6,881,5912022
JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENTNot stated$6,880,0002023
GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$6,861,9352023
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIANot stated$6,860,2002025
LOWELL REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,859,2962024
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$6,854,9392020
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$6,848,3842025
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,825,1572022
BUTLER COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,824,1382025
ST CLOUD METRO TRANSIT COMMISSIONNot stated$6,813,5292025
GREATER ATTLEBORO-TAUNTON REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,812,4522024
CCTANot stated$6,810,5732019
ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,794,7002020
GAINESVILLE, CITY OFNot stated$6,794,2122024
GAINESVILLE, CITY OFNot stated$6,773,3072025
MACATAWA AREA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,753,1002021
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION & PARKING AUTHORITYNot stated$6,745,7322024
GREATER ATTLEBORO-TAUNTON REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,740,1012025
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADANot stated$6,737,0422023
METROPOLITAN TULSA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,666,1052025
CITY OF SANTA MARIANot stated$6,664,3182025
STARK AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$6,655,7972023
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$6,635,3942024
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OFNot stated$6,632,3792019
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCILNot stated$6,624,942Not stated
MACATAWA AREA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,615,9972023
SALEM AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$6,586,1042024
TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$6,585,0042025
KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,564,7302023
LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,553,6062021
CITY OF SANDUSKYNot stated$6,505,3472025
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF WASHOE COUNTYNot stated$6,488,0002023
FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,484,3202024
CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$6,478,3702023
CITY OF CONCORDNot stated$6,428,3542022
SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, THENot stated$6,407,4602025

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.