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
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,000,0002025
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,000,0002024
THE TRI-STATE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,000,0002024
TRANSIT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY FOR MERCEDNot stated$2,000,0002022
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,000,0002019
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,984,0002022
VENTURA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMSSIONNot stated$1,981,4142023
CITY OF JANESVILLENot stated$1,980,2052019
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,971,0322024
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$1,970,3472020
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$1,968,5872015
COUNTY OF GWINNETTNot stated$1,966,6792019
LACKAWANNA COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$1,964,0002020
CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,961,2332020
CITY OF LODINot stated$1,954,3132018
CITY OF BILLINGSNot stated$1,954,0302024
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION & PARKING AUTHORITYNot stated$1,952,4492020
SHREVEPORT TRANSIT MANAGEMENT INCNot stated$1,948,0002024
SKAGIT TRANSITNot stated$1,939,6882019
CITY OF DUBUQUENot stated$1,939,6722020
COUNTY OF LIVINGSTONNot stated$1,939,0582020
MUNICIPIO DE PONCENot stated$1,939,0502025
CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,936,5802021
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,936,2502022
MISSOULA URBAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$1,931,2232024
BROOME COUNTYNot stated$1,927,7232024
BIDDEFORD-SACO-OLD ORCHARD BEACH TRANSITNot stated$1,923,3402020
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$1,922,3202014
CITY OF JANESVILLENot stated$1,921,5952020
VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSITNot stated$1,920,0002022
COUNTY OF LIVINGSTONNot stated$1,919,9722021
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,919,5052021
CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN HARRISBURG TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,918,0422000
PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY INCNot stated$1,912,0002021
SAINT JOHNS COUNTYNot stated$1,899,5082024
ROCK HILL, CITY OFNot stated$1,895,3092025
CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,894,4002020
GREATER ATTLEBORO-TAUNTON REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,892,691Not stated
SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUB TRANSNot stated$1,892,2012023
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$1,890,0002024
BLUE WATER AREA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$1,888,963Not stated
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,887,6742023
GREATER PORTLAND TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,887,0002023
MUNICIPIO DE BAYAMONNot stated$1,878,4722023
CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,871,2402022
OWENSBORO CITY BUILDINGNot stated$1,869,0232021
NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,866,9302025
BLUE WATER AREA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$1,854,5652000
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,850,3462018
SOLANO COUNTY TRANSIT/SOLTRANNot stated$1,850,0002023
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,845,8602025
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,840,3202024
SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$1,833,6002023
NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,833,4662024
COUNTY OF MUSKEGONNot stated$1,830,1632019
SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,819,7532024
CITY OF LAWRENCENot stated$1,815,6762023
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,814,8822025
OWENSBORO CITY BUILDINGNot stated$1,812,2152019
BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION MONTANANot stated$1,801,9202024
GREATER ATTLEBORO-TAUNTON REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,801,7882000
BROCKTON AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,800,0002021
SOLANO COUNTY TRANSIT/SOLTRANNot stated$1,800,0002023
TRANSPORTATION & MOTOR BUSES FOR PUBLIC USE AUTHORITYNot stated$1,800,0002021
MACATAWA AREA EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,795,7382018
TWIN CITIES AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,795,4302019
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION & PARKING AUTHORITYNot stated$1,784,7372025
NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,776,8282022
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$1,770,3492018
NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,768,9482019
BUTTE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$1,767,7692021
MONONGALIA COUNTY URBAN MASS TRANS AUTHORITYNot stated$1,766,9632019
VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSITNot stated$1,765,5482021
MISSISSIPPI COAST TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,760,0002025
ST CLOUD METRO TRANSIT COMMISSIONNot stated$1,759,2442018
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,756,4082017
CITY OF LONG BEACHNot stated$1,753,132Not stated
CITY OF LUBBOCKNot stated$1,750,0002019
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,750,0002021
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLANDNot stated$1,750,0002018
STARK AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,750,0002018
CITY OF PETERSBURGNot stated$1,749,122Not stated
CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,740,0902023
TOPEKA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,737,8252021
WHATCOM TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,736,0462023
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,734,1182019
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,724,5132018
CITY OF FORT COLLINSNot stated$1,723,4502025
BOWLING GREEN, CITY OFNot stated$1,721,0962025
CITY OF NASHUANot stated$1,720,3002025
CITY OF PETERSBURGNot stated$1,719,4542019
TOWN OF CARYNot stated$1,719,4162025
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,719,3162023
SHREVEPORT TRANSIT MANAGEMENT INCNot stated$1,715,2582020
OMNITRANSNot stated$1,710,1352017
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,709,9902021
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,709,9202025
COUNTY OF DUTCHESSNot stated$1,706,9362022
GREAT FALLS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,706,5552024
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,704,5362021

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.