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
TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$3,539,6402024
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,537,2242025
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,531,6562024
CITY OF NORWALKNot stated$3,530,8222022
PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,518,7562023
COUNTY OF LEBANON TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,515,5912024
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,512,7692024
CITY OF GREELEYNot stated$3,508,4042025
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,507,0102020
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$3,503,0002020
AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002024
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002019
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002019
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002022
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002021
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002023
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002024
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002023
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002022
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002020
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002019
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,500,0002019
AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,499,9982023
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,496,8952022
CCTANot stated$3,493,0002020
CITY OF EL PASONot stated$3,475,0932020
CITY OF GREEN BAYNot stated$3,471,7592019
OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,467,3992023
COLORADO SPRINGS CITY GOVERNMENTNot stated$3,461,9762024
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,458,1162025
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,449,8082021
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$3,447,3912023
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKYNot stated$3,444,1392022
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$3,437,3702023
ALLEN COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,436,2542023
LAKELAND AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,434,1112023
CCTANot stated$3,428,5422021
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,419,1582020
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,416,1372022
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,414,6802023
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,406,2022022
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGONNot stated$3,405,750Not stated
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,400,0002025
TAHOE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$3,400,0002024
ST CLOUD METRO TRANSIT COMMISSIONNot stated$3,399,8702018
LAKELAND AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,390,7152022
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$3,390,0312023
COUNTY OF COLLIERNot stated$3,387,1882022
SAINT JOHNS COUNTYNot stated$3,383,7262023
HATTIESBURG CITY CLERKNot stated$3,373,8782022
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,366,5132021
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,366,3062025
LINCOLN CITY OFNot stated$3,366,115Not stated
WASHINGTON COUNTY WISCONSINNot stated$3,354,8772022
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,342,9002025
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,326,0672025
CITY OF ROSEVILLENot stated$3,320,8132021
DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,313,3402020
MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,309,4572000
ASHEVILLE, CITY OFNot stated$3,309,3532022
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,301,8412020
MEMPHIS AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,301,5762017
PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,301,3032022
CITY OF EVANSVILLENot stated$3,295,1522024
MONTEREY-SALINAS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,295,0272021
PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,292,2002024
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,280,0002019
KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,279,8282022
CITY OF LAWRENCENot stated$3,279,6552023
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OFNot stated$3,279,6162023
ST LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$3,278,9662023
KY TRANSPORTATION CABINETNot stated$3,265,5922023
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,260,8572022
BROOME COUNTYNot stated$3,255,2762022
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,251,7392022
LACKAWANNA COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$3,225,0372023
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$3,222,9822012
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,220,2502023
HILLSBOROUGH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,219,9892023
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,201,2702025
COLORADO SPRINGS CITY GOVERNMENTNot stated$3,199,0382024
BREVARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$3,198,5032023
CITY OF PETALUMANot stated$3,189,8402024
CITY OF AMESNot stated$3,185,3742022
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGONNot stated$3,175,6522023
METROPOLITAN TULSA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,175,6042022
MUNICIPIO DE CAROLINANot stated$3,170,8892023
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,166,7462024
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY METROPOLITAN MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,165,0002018
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,149,6672025
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY GOVERNMENTNot stated$3,144,2322025
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,123,7672019
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,121,9842023
CITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$3,121,8552021
CITY OF APPLETONNot stated$3,121,1702020
CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,120,0002022
CITY OF BELOITNot stated$3,118,4432025
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$3,114,1012022
NV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,105,7072023
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARIZONANot stated$3,103,9592024

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.