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,…

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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
CITY OF PETERSBURGNot stated$621,8272023
CITY OF WINSTON-SALEMNot stated$619,8452019
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF WASHOE COUNTYNot stated$616,6422000
BERKSHIRE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$616,0712021
COUNTY OF ESCAMBIANot stated$614,777Not stated
SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITYNot stated$611,8402022
INDIAN RIVER, COUNTY OFNot stated$609,8242019
LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$609,7892019
PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$609,6612020
CITY OF JOHNSON CITYNot stated$607,6392019
STANISLAUS REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$607,5222023
MONONGALIA COUNTY URBAN MASS TRANS AUTHORITYNot stated$605,1462018
FORT SMITH, CITY OFNot stated$603,9722025
CITY OF KNOXVILLENot stated$601,6662018
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$601,2282025
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$601,1742018
WESTERN RESERVE TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$600,1042020
CITY OF BROWNSVILLENot stated$597,5432020
SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$596,7252019
BROOME COUNTYNot stated$594,0492022
MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDONot stated$590,0912023
RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$589,9962019
CITY OF FORT COLLINSNot stated$589,3052023
CITY OF WATERTOWNNot stated$589,2002022
CITY OF AMARILLONot stated$589,1132024
CITY OF WICHITANot stated$588,0282023
CENTRAL MIDLANDS REGIONAL TRANSINot stated$586,7282024
CENTRAL MIDLANDS REGIONAL TRANSINot stated$584,9902022
OHKAY OWINGEH TRIBAL COUNCILNot stated$582,6642021
COUNTY OF ROCKLANDNot stated$580,2982022
CONFEDERATED SALISH & KOOTENAI TRIBESNot stated$580,0002021
ASHLAND, CITY OFNot stated$579,7442025
EASTERN PANHANDLE TRANSIT AUTHORITY INCNot stated$579,0842019
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$577,1332023
SARASOTA, COUNTY OFNot stated$573,4432025
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENTNot stated$572,5722020
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$571,2942025
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$570,5402020
CENTRAL MIDLANDS REGIONAL TRANSINot stated$568,9182025
SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$568,9082021
CITY OF COLUMBIANot stated$568,2432025
CITY OF MONTGOMERYNot stated$565,6192023
CITY OF SUFFOLKNot stated$565,0002025
NV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$560,1472019
CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$559,1102024
CITY OF JACKSONVILLENot stated$558,4232024
YUBA-SUTTER TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$558,3992022
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$558,2592023
COUNTY OF VOLUSIANot stated$554,2672025
CITY OF WICHITANot stated$554,0732022
CITY OF PORTERVILLENot stated$552,0002023
NINILCHIK VILLAGENot stated$551,9822018
EASTERN PANHANDLE TRANSIT AUTHORITY INCNot stated$550,6932018
MUNCIE INDIANA TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$550,0412019
MID-OHIO VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY INCNot stated$549,8272021
CLARKSVILLE TRANSIT SYSTEMSNot stated$549,4692022
ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$549,0722023
ANCHORAGE, MUNICIPALITY OF (INC)Not stated$548,8872025
CITY OF JEFFERSONNot stated$547,4382025
SARASOTA, COUNTY OFNot stated$547,2772019
MANATEE COUNTY AREA TRANSITNot stated$547,2742018
COLUMBUS GEORGIA CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTNot stated$546,7202022
SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$546,6132020
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$546,3552019
STARK AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$543,9722018
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$540,9662019
CITY OF WATERTOWNNot stated$540,0002025
DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$538,2982023
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENTNot stated$538,0972025
CITY OF WICHITANot stated$537,7062024
CITY OF KNOXVILLENot stated$536,9722017
KINGS COUNTY AREA PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$536,0002021
TRANSIT INTERCITYNot stated$534,5972022
CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREANot stated$532,253Not stated
TRANSIT INTERCITYNot stated$531,0272024
WESTERN PIEDMONT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$529,6052024
KINGS COUNTY AREA PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$529,1082023
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$527,7092023
PUTNAM COUNTYNot stated$526,6822018
CITY OF BELOITNot stated$524,9402019
SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$524,3552023
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$523,5272021
CITY OF WILSONVILLENot stated$521,8482023
CITY OF HENDERSONNot stated$520,3942022
CITY OF RIVERSIDENot stated$518,0002021
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$516,1452024
CITY OF WICHITANot stated$515,5332025
YUBA-SUTTER TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$515,1382024
TEXARKANA URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICT INCNot stated$514,6662022
TRANSIT INTERCITYNot stated$514,3342022
SHREVEPORT TRANSIT MANAGEMENT INCNot stated$514,2402024
THE BI STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MO IL METRO DISTNot stated$513,6312000
CITY OF WACONot stated$512,1062019
CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$510,0002023
GOLD COAST TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$503,2422021
TOPEKA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$503,1202019
ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$501,8292023
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$500,0002023
CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$500,0002019
CITY OF DELANONot stated$500,0002022

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.