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
CAGUAS MUNICIPALITYNot stated$4,063,6832022
CITY OF FRESNONot stated$4,061,8512022
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,050,5102000
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OFNot stated$4,038,8192024
AUTORIDAD METROPOLITANA DE AUTOBUSESNot stated$4,025,526Not stated
ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$4,011,8922024
AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,000,0002025
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,000,0002025
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,000,0002024
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,000,0002024
GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,000,0002024
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,000,0002024
SAN LUIS OBISPO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$4,000,0002023
SHREVEPORT TRANSIT MANAGEMENT INCNot stated$4,000,0002025
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$4,000,0002023
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,999,2152024
EASTERN CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,998,5432025
SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT DISNot stated$3,994,2772024
LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,990,2442024
COUNTY OF DUTCHESSNot stated$3,977,3382000
CITY OF GREEN BAYNot stated$3,976,3612022
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,970,1432020
CITY OF LOVELANDNot stated$3,967,0072025
MISSOULA URBAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$3,960,9852019
SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICESNot stated$3,955,1402020
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$3,953,3182018
LANE TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,952,8512021
CITY OF WICHITANot stated$3,951,0782024
ROGUE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$3,937,5002024
BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC TRANSIT CONot stated$3,930,1032021
CITY OF CLEMSONNot stated$3,930,0002024
MILWAUKEE COUNTYNot stated$3,925,5692021
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,920,8002024
KITSAP TRANSITNot stated$3,920,0002021
COUNTY OF COBBNot stated$3,915,9912024
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,911,2522021
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,907,9972017
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,885,4612020
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,885,1562019
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,882,3752025
CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$3,872,0892022
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPNot stated$3,870,8002024
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,870,5782020
CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,866,9132025
COUNTY OF LEENot stated$3,863,4302025
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADANot stated$3,853,2002021
ST LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSNot stated$3,849,9702024
CITY OF MIDLANDNot stated$3,846,9562023
SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,834,4622021
NORTHERN ARIZONA INTERGOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,834,4502025
CITY OF BILLINGSNot stated$3,831,1902024
LYMO WACCAMAW REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,820,4792024
WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,818,2132020
CITY OF FOND DU LACNot stated$3,815,2792025
SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,810,348Not stated
CITY OF APPLETONNot stated$3,808,7582025
TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$3,807,702Not stated
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,805,7142019
INDIAN RIVER, COUNTY OFNot stated$3,804,7122022
CITY OF RACINENot stated$3,794,0142025
MADISON COUNTY MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,780,0002024
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$3,769,4632018
CITY OF DAVIS, CALIFORNIANot stated$3,760,0002023
COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE FOR SEACOAST TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,758,5882022
CITY OF TUCSONNot stated$3,757,1002021
CITY OF LAWRENCENot stated$3,756,0002021
BUTLER COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,751,4362021
SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN TRANSITNot stated$3,750,0002019
CITY OF CHARLOTTENot stated$3,723,7122021
NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,709,3212000
STEEL VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,701,2062025
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,699,0042020
LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,696,6972025
MEMPHIS AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,691,7932021
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,680,0002023
ALLEN COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,672,9972018
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,667,0082018
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,665,9362021
GREATER LYNCHBURG TRANSIT CONot stated$3,665,0952019
COUNTY OF LEBANON TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,652,7122023
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADANot stated$3,642,8972024
LACKAWANNA COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$3,635,0002025
MISSOULA URBAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$3,627,3362022
LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,618,8152023
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONNot stated$3,617,7772024
CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCONot stated$3,617,4152020
CITY OF EVANSVILLENot stated$3,613,3352024
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,609,9202024
CITY OF GRAND FORKSNot stated$3,600,0002019
CITY OF KNOXVILLENot stated$3,600,0002019
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADENot stated$3,600,0002019
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,600,0002019
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,599,9942018
LANE TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,595,6012022
KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,594,3552019
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,569,131Not stated
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,555,6002020
SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORP TRANSPO CORPNot stated$3,547,2342025
BIRMINGHAM JEFFERSON COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,543,0672019
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,540,0402024

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.