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
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGONNot stated$5,392,9552024
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,381,8552023
KING COUNTY METRO TRANSITNot stated$5,381,5702024
CENTRAL OHIO TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,371,8682021
VICTOR VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,371,1462022
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT ANot stated$5,312,6562018
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,296,6322019
FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPNot stated$5,296,3602023
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,294,4442024
CITY OF TALLAHASSEENot stated$5,285,7032025
LANE TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$5,268,5872025
ANTELOPE VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,251,9542022
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,251,0902021
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$5,250,0002023
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,247,9252018
LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$5,244,8002022
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,237,0882021
WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,236,8192019
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,217,2992022
ST CLOUD METRO TRANSIT COMMISSIONNot stated$5,216,4702020
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$5,215,2422024
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,196,7762022
DES MOINES REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,158,7402024
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,158,5552018
RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$5,153,5942025
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$5,150,0002024
NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATIONNot stated$5,150,0002023
PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY INCNot stated$5,150,0002023
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,150,0002024
TOWN OF BLACKSBURGNot stated$5,150,0002022
FRESNO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$5,145,2812021
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$5,138,8042021
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,120,0002021
ST LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$5,105,5692025
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,088,2542021
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$5,084,9212025
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,076,2142019
SOLANO COUNTY TRANSIT/SOLTRANNot stated$5,066,5102025
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$5,032,5022023
AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$5,014,4002022
MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE - WHITE EARTH BANDNot stated$5,006,8162025
CITY OF HUNTSVILLENot stated$5,006,5162025
CITY OF PORT ARTHURNot stated$5,001,7002025
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,998,5802022
CITY OF KENOSHANot stated$4,988,0002021
TOPEKA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,987,5002021
LOWELL REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,987,0002021
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITYNot stated$4,986,8192022
WASHINGTON COUNTY TRANS AUTHNot stated$4,979,1282024
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,962,0702017
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTANot stated$4,960,0002024
SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$4,956,8942018
TRANSIT INTERCITYNot stated$4,956,0002021
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,946,4402022
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,927,7792022
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,924,6532020
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,900,0002022
CHEROKEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSNot stated$4,891,8432025
TRANSPORTATION, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$4,891,6652024
COUNTY OF MESANot stated$4,884,2722024
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,876,323Not stated
CITY OF DAVENPORTNot stated$4,874,9932023
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,871,5492021
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADANot stated$4,870,0002023
LAKETRANNot stated$4,860,0622025
CITY OF HUNTSVILLENot stated$4,854,3642024
CITY OF MOBILENot stated$4,850,5352022
JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENTNot stated$4,846,363Not stated
NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$4,844,0002023
TRANSPORTATION, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$4,837,0002023
CITY OF FRESNONot stated$4,823,1272000
CITY OF MOBILENot stated$4,801,9002023
METROPOLITAN TULSA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,800,3752024
CITY OF KNOXVILLENot stated$4,800,0002023
NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$4,800,0002023
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPONot stated$4,799,9792022
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,790,495Not stated
ALLEN COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,789,7972019
WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,783,3432021
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,783,1932024
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,772,4112025
JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENTNot stated$4,770,4582019
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$4,769,3672024
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADENot stated$4,750,0002024
CITY OF BROWNSVILLENot stated$4,738,8862024
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADENot stated$4,725,651Not stated
REGIONAL METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF OMAHANot stated$4,709,3752020
KING COUNTY METRO TRANSITNot stated$4,695,9842023
LICKING COUNTY TRANSITNot stated$4,689,4452019
LINCOLN CITY OFNot stated$4,679,6102021
HAZLETON PUBLIC TRANSITNot stated$4,670,6192020
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADSNot stated$4,670,1642023
CITY OF DECATURNot stated$4,662,0002019
CHARLESTON AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY INCNot stated$4,650,1942018
NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$4,632,7112021
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUENot stated$4,632,3162025
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,624,287Not stated
EASTERN CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,608,0002022
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,600,6252024
CITY OF WICHITANot stated$4,597,6592018

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.