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
CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,100,0552022
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKYNot stated$3,091,2002025
HILLSBOROUGH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$3,080,9342023
CITY OF BANGOR CITY HALLNot stated$3,076,8002022
HONOLULU, CITY & COUNTY OFNot stated$3,073,492Not stated
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,071,8822024
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$3,062,4002025
BUTTE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTSNot stated$3,058,6622017
INDIAN RIVER, COUNTY OFNot stated$3,053,8692024
TOWN OF CARYNot stated$3,050,5252023
TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGONNot stated$3,048,8732023
GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$3,047,9292022
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$3,040,0002023
ST CLOUD METRO TRANSIT COMMISSIONNot stated$3,037,6002023
COUNTY OF CHARLOTTENot stated$3,036,6332025
CITY OF IOWA CITYNot stated$3,017,2802022
CITY OF GREENSBORONot stated$3,008,8002023
TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OFNot stated$3,000,0002021
RICHLAND COUNTY TRANSIT BOARDNot stated$2,996,0682023
NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,988,7732020
SUSQUEHANNA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,986,5662025
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF NORTHERN KENTUCKYNot stated$2,975,5662021
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,975,3012019
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,968,297Not stated
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY METROPOLITAN MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,965,8512021
BERKSHIRE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,963,2522023
NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,958,7032025
CITY OF EL PASONot stated$2,958,541Not stated
LEHIGH & NORTHAMPTON TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,957,5622021
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTANot stated$2,950,0002018
SPOKANE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT ARNot stated$2,950,0002021
MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIONNot stated$2,949,7502023
LACKAWANNA COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$2,948,1312024
COUNTY OF LEENot stated$2,947,2042020
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,939,4512023
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,937,4642018
CENTRAL MIDLANDS REGIONAL TRANSINot stated$2,935,1902022
BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC TRANSIT CONot stated$2,928,3092018
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,922,5502024
CITY OF WAUKESHANot stated$2,922,0782017
REGIONAL METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF OMAHANot stated$2,920,8432023
CITY OF APPLETONNot stated$2,919,6992019
PIEDMONT AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,919,3382025
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARIZONANot stated$2,918,3002025
CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,916,0002021
AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,910,876Not stated
CITY OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPINot stated$2,900,0002022
OZARK REGIONAL TRANSIT, INCNot stated$2,900,0002020
NAPA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,897,9722019
CITY OF COLUMBIANot stated$2,896,6752023
CITY OF BANGOR CITY HALLNot stated$2,890,0002021
BROWARD, COUNTY OFNot stated$2,887,1682017
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,887,1092024
CITY OF EVANSVILLENot stated$2,886,1432022
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,885,0002022
ANCHORAGE, MUNICIPALITY OF (INC)Not stated$2,878,1532020
CITY OF PORTERVILLENot stated$2,864,3192019
CAPE FEAR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,860,2502025
RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCYNot stated$2,852,0442022
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,848,6742020
CITY OF NORMANNot stated$2,845,0432020
TOWN OF BLACKSBURGNot stated$2,840,1442021
CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,840,0002022
THE BI STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MO IL METRO DISTNot stated$2,835,2632017
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,834,0802019
LEHIGH & NORTHAMPTON TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,832,0152024
LINCOLN CITY OFNot stated$2,830,0932023
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,821,0542022
CITY OF BEAUMONTNot stated$2,819,4602025
LAKELAND AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,806,4222021
CITY OF RACINENot stated$2,802,2472021
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTANot stated$2,800,0002021
GREATER LAFAYETTE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,787,4942020
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,784,9402022
CITY OF LONGVIEWNot stated$2,784,0002019
BCD COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTNot stated$2,777,2112023
CITY OF WAUKESHANot stated$2,776,0212022
CITY OF APPLETONNot stated$2,772,8992021
TRANSPORTATION, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$2,770,0142025
OWENSBORO CITY BUILDINGNot stated$2,762,4832025
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,756,8252019
LAKELAND AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,743,5502023
HILLSBOROUGH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,742,6752023
CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREANot stated$2,742,6002023
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADSNot stated$2,741,4802025
CITY OF MANKATONot stated$2,739,5912024
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADSNot stated$2,739,5432020
SANTA ROSA, CITY OFNot stated$2,738,3002000
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$2,724,4942019
SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,722,6872024
MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$2,704,8822024
MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,689,2172021
ROGUE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$2,687,0002021
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$2,686,7782023
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT ANot stated$2,684,311Not stated
ROCK HILL, CITY OFNot stated$2,675,8412020
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT COMMISSION OF HAMPTON ROADSNot stated$2,672,8982019
GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$2,668,7502019
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$2,665,4542023
CITY OF WAUKESHANot stated$2,663,8812025

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.