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
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,450,0002018
AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,446,8272023
PUTNAM COUNTYNot stated$1,441,663Not stated
COUNTY OF ROCKLANDNot stated$1,440,236Not stated
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,438,4362022
MONTEREY-SALINAS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,436,8342024
CITY OF JACKSONNot stated$1,433,6392021
COUNTY OF ORANGENot stated$1,432,304Not stated
CITY OF KOKOMONot stated$1,429,6662000
DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSNot stated$1,419,4812023
THE TRI-STATE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,418,1992020
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$1,414,7962023
THE TRI-STATE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,414,4762021
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,410,8242018
COUNTY OF GWINNETTNot stated$1,407,6512024
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,406,0002023
CITY OF RALEIGHNot stated$1,403,7642025
OLD DOMINION TRANSIT MANAGEMENT CONot stated$1,402,5782023
COUNTY OF ORANGENot stated$1,401,1042022
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,400,0002022
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$1,387,7352000
TOWN OF BLACKSBURGNot stated$1,387,5182018
TOWN OF CHAPEL HILLNot stated$1,382,0002019
CITY OF RALEIGHNot stated$1,380,2542022
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$1,376,7392024
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$1,376,6202019
COUNTY OF MUSKEGONNot stated$1,375,9212020
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,375,3272022
KING COUNTY METRO TRANSITNot stated$1,375,0002019
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$1,375,0002019
SKAGIT TRANSITNot stated$1,375,0002019
SPOKANE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT ARNot stated$1,375,0002019
SOLANO COUNTY TRANSIT/SOLTRANNot stated$1,372,7682022
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,372,5362019
CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREANot stated$1,371,4842019
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$1,371,3412020
PASCO COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$1,368,9402022
OLD DOMINION TRANSIT MANAGEMENT CONot stated$1,368,4452024
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMANot stated$1,366,0522023
CITY OF BATTLE CREEKNot stated$1,364,0332019
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,361,5132022
CITY OF WACONot stated$1,360,4842025
CITY OF BILLINGSNot stated$1,360,0002020
PUERTO RICO HIGHWAY & TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,357,1872021
MISSISSIPPI COAST TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,351,9782019
SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUB TRANSNot stated$1,351,2752020
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,347,9292018
CITY OF HENDERSONNot stated$1,344,9932023
OLD DOMINION TRANSIT MANAGEMENT CONot stated$1,342,0562025
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASNot stated$1,340,8942022
NORTHERN ARIZONA INTERGOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,336,1112022
CITY OF EL PASONot stated$1,335,2242018
SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT DISNot stated$1,330,5202024
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,324,5532000
KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,323,648Not stated
KNOXVILLE KNOX COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEENot stated$1,320,0002023
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,319,2642024
BOWLING GREEN, CITY OFNot stated$1,318,8562022
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$1,318,6722020
KINGS COUNTY AREA PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$1,318,5832025
CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$1,315,8152025
MILWAUKEE COUNTYNot stated$1,315,3252021
WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,312,0002025
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,299,4992022
CITY OF WINSTON-SALEMNot stated$1,296,1862000
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$1,292,4842022
NORTHERN ARIZONA INTERGOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,292,1182022
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,291,915Not stated
MONONGALIA COUNTY URBAN MASS TRANS AUTHORITYNot stated$1,291,8452022
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$1,285,9552021
GREATER PEORIA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,282,1092023
PUTNAM COUNTYNot stated$1,281,6722023
FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPNot stated$1,280,0002024
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,280,0002023
YUROK TRIBENot stated$1,280,0002025
CITY OF MADISONNot stated$1,278,9502018
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,278,7042022
SALEM AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,277,2842022
CITY OF SIOUX FALLSNot stated$1,276,9922023
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$1,271,6492019
CITY OF SANTA MARIANot stated$1,268,3302024
HONOLULU, CITY & COUNTY OFNot stated$1,267,1202019
REGIONAL METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF OMAHANot stated$1,265,6102020
CITY OF FRESNONot stated$1,264,7352025
SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$1,262,8982022
CHEROKEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSNot stated$1,260,780Not stated
TRANSPORTATION , MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$1,255,2102000
CITY OF LA CROSSENot stated$1,250,0002019
SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT DISNot stated$1,248,0002020
CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELDNot stated$1,245,6182025
PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,239,7102021
LAWRENCE COUNTY PORTNot stated$1,237,3302019
FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$1,236,5842023
COUNTY OF TOMPKINSNot stated$1,231,7042023
SHREVEPORT TRANSIT MANAGEMENT INCNot stated$1,228,5002022
BIDDEFORD-SACO-OLD ORCHARD BEACH TRANSITNot stated$1,224,5312023
HILLSBOROUGH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,223,267Not stated
GREENVILLE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$1,219,8952024
MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE - WHITE EARTH BANDNot stated$1,218,1692024
NV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$1,216,8842016

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.