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
WASHINGTON ST DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$18,614,9712025
PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$18,399,0002022
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$18,189,9772018
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$18,112,6322025
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT ANot stated$18,048,0002023
CACHE VALLEY TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$18,000,0002023
NASSAU, COUNTY OFNot stated$17,934,3922020
SPRINGFIELD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$17,807,6302025
PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$17,768,2112024
TRANSPORTATION, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$17,698,4972021
STARK AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$17,669,0032022
LAKETRANNot stated$17,653,9652024
SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$17,650,2062025
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINNESOTANot stated$17,532,9002024
CITY OF FRESNONot stated$17,367,0422025
BROWARD, COUNTY OFNot stated$17,275,0002023
DES MOINES REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$17,275,0002023
NORTHERN ARIZONA INTERGOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$17,275,0002022
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITYNot stated$17,275,0002020
TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DIVSIONNot stated$17,205,3332018
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$17,055,3532025
CITY OF MADISONNot stated$17,042,6352020
CITY OF DECATURNot stated$16,840,0002025
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONNot stated$16,798,6142025
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$16,777,8992025
GREATER LAFAYETTE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$16,630,0552024
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONNot stated$16,598,891Not stated
ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$16,587,3022025
CITY OF MADISONNot stated$16,372,4422023
CITY OF PHOENIXNot stated$16,362,6002025
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONNot stated$16,350,9022000
VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSITNot stated$16,294,4502025
KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$16,294,074Not stated
NASSAU, COUNTY OFNot stated$16,226,9912022
INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONNot stated$16,177,0212019
CITY OF OCALANot stated$16,166,8222024
CENTRAL OHIO TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$16,150,0002019
CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$16,132,0252023
INTERURBAN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIPNot stated$16,027,5332024
CITY OF APPLETONNot stated$16,000,0002019
ROCHESTER GENESEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$16,000,0002024
LAKETRANNot stated$15,753,7662023
SOUTH CENTRAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$15,747,5532000
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$15,707,3382021
NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATIONNot stated$15,600,4992000
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$15,588,8002025
SOUTHWEST OHIO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$15,579,6242025
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$15,557,7802024
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$15,526,1602021
INTERURBAN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIPNot stated$15,362,7162023
JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$15,346,8312025
INTERURBAN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIPNot stated$15,095,2702022
NASSAU, COUNTY OFNot stated$15,025,1352022
ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$15,000,0002025
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$15,000,0002022
WASHINGTON COUNTY TRANS AUTHNot stated$15,000,0002025
NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATIONNot stated$14,966,927Not stated
NASSAU, COUNTY OFNot stated$14,953,9192023
PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$14,918,2942018
METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$14,896,9302019
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLANDNot stated$14,875,9752024
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTYNot stated$14,770,0582021
TOWN OF CARYNot stated$14,761,0852025
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$14,720,6422022
CAPE COD REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHNot stated$14,613,1492025
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$14,598,0722024
PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$14,591,6942023
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$14,496,8582020
CITY OF LOS ANGELESNot stated$14,446,4372019
CACHE VALLEY TRANSIT DISTRICTNot stated$14,408,4222023
TOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$14,398,9062024
PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$14,237,3172022
CITY OF WICHITANot stated$14,232,8162021
SAGINAW TRANSIT AUTHORITY REGIONAL SERVICESNot stated$14,216,9332023
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUENot stated$14,168,7002018
NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$14,037,4922020
SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUB TRANSNot stated$14,008,2412025
PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$13,976,7842019
RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OFNot stated$13,880,9102025
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTNot stated$13,772,8882024
BIRMINGHAM JEFFERSON COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$13,654,6362024
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$13,600,0002018
METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$13,591,9012020
OLD DOMINION TRANSIT MANAGEMENT CONot stated$13,564,7352021
REGIONAL METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF OMAHANot stated$13,558,1992023
LIVERMORE AMADOR VALLEY TRANS ATHNot stated$13,499,2092022
TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DIVSIONNot stated$13,380,0002021
ATLANTA-REGION TRANSIT LINK AUTHORITYNot stated$13,287,7142023
ANN ARBOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$13,287,519Not stated
CITY OF DETROITNot stated$13,136,0382021
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$13,076,8002025
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMNot stated$13,000,0002023
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$13,000,0002021
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$12,924,8012023
COUNTY OF PALM BEACHNot stated$12,866,5552019
WORCESTER REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITYNot stated$12,849,8422020
CITY OF WINSTON-SALEMNot stated$12,810,0072025
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH OFNot stated$12,763,543Not stated
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNot stated$12,762,3272025
LIVERMORE AMADOR VALLEY TRANS ATHNot stated$12,745,4442025

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.