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
SUFFOLK, COUNTY OFNot stated$9,857,7302018
POTOMAC & RAPPAHANNOCK TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$9,845,6552021
CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$9,812,6242025
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$9,800,0002025
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKYNot stated$9,784,6642024
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$9,762,9122023
COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE FOR SEACOAST TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$9,736,2842024
TRANSIT INTERCITYNot stated$9,703,0012020
TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$9,659,7892024
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTANot stated$9,640,0002020
GUAM REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$9,558,1202023
ATLANTA-REGION TRANSIT LINK AUTHORITYNot stated$9,475,2602021
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$9,463,3462025
EASTERN CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$9,460,255Not stated
CCTANot stated$9,427,2902023
OMNITRANSNot stated$9,342,5022023
CITY OF UNION CITYNot stated$9,342,3462025
COUNTY OF LEENot stated$9,331,3542022
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTANot stated$9,298,5912023
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$9,264,0002023
DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT INCNot stated$9,223,3572023
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OFNot stated$9,151,1252025
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$9,120,0002022
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTYNot stated$9,092,4112024
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTYNot stated$9,069,9152025
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$9,064,7452023
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$9,000,0002022
GREATER PORTLAND TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$8,997,3282024
TOWN OF BLACKSBURGNot stated$8,981,2912023
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,961,4482020
SOUTHWEST OHIO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,918,5892024
CITY OF EL PASONot stated$8,876,7122025
SOUTHWEST OHIO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,856,6962019
CITY OF SANTA CLARITANot stated$8,829,0002022
CITY OF SANTA CLARITANot stated$8,802,1142000
RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$8,787,8462024
LAKETRANNot stated$8,773,9242021
COUNTY OF TOMPKINSNot stated$8,740,9752023
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,731,1542022
BREVARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$8,716,8352024
CITY OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPINot stated$8,714,4002025
TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DIVSIONNot stated$8,692,1852020
ALLEN COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,684,2812025
CITY OF SANTA CLARITANot stated$8,681,0002017
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,675,0002023
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,665,0842025
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH OFNot stated$8,620,2582021
METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,608,0962019
GREENVILLE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,603,5972023
GREENVILLE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,600,0002021
BIRMINGHAM JEFFERSON COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,568,5092023
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,562,1592025
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$8,540,1352024
CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,538,7382019
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,534,2062023
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,528,6642022
GAINESVILLE, CITY OFNot stated$8,517,6082023
CITY OF LA CROSSENot stated$8,510,1812023
BREVARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$8,488,2742024
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,459,2002019
NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,455,8562023
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,451,5942023
SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$8,409,0702023
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,391,6192024
MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,386,3082020
COUNTY OF LIVINGSTONNot stated$8,351,7772022
BCD COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTNot stated$8,321,7002020
WHATCOM TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,301,9252025
GAINESVILLE, CITY OFNot stated$8,291,2092023
SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT DISNot stated$8,284,0002018
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUENot stated$8,277,1962019
BUTLER COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,247,0312018
MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,233,2622019
CITY OF FORT COLLINSNot stated$8,199,2042024
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,191,9272023
CITY OF TUCSONNot stated$8,184,5122023
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTANot stated$8,127,8912023
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITYNot stated$8,122,8502024
SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORP TRANSPO CORPNot stated$8,091,1362019
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,065,1082022
ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,064,1232018
CITY OF PHOENIXNot stated$8,059,5232019
SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN TRANSITNot stated$8,046,3712023
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$8,040,0002021
CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$8,018,360Not stated
KY TRANSPORTATION CABINETNot stated$8,000,0002025
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,000,0002025
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,000,0002025
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$8,000,0002024
WASHINGTON COUNTY TRANS AUTHNot stated$8,000,0002025
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$7,973,3232025
MISSISSIPPI COAST TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$7,951,1552019
CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$7,945,704Not stated
FOOTHILL TRANSITNot stated$7,942,2002024
CITY OF ROCHESTERNot stated$7,915,1522024
TAHOE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$7,901,8262025
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMANot stated$7,884,5032024
MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$7,875,2762000
SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$7,819,2572024
POTOMAC & RAPPAHANNOCK TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONNot stated$7,806,5552019

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.