How much can one applicant receive?

Up to $10,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects”.

How much funding is available in total?

$10,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

Yes. This programme requires matching funds.

FederalClosing soonFixed dateJohnita S Glover Transportation Program Analyst

FY26 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Notice of Funding Opportunity

Award ceiling: up to $10,000,000
Closes: Sep 28, 2026
Last verified: 2026-09-07

Awards up to $10,000,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, individuals, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, small businesses, state governments, closing Sep 28, 2026.

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City or township governmentsCounty governmentsFor profit organizations other than small businessesIndividualsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Private institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationSmall businessesState governmentsTransportation

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FY26 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Notice of Funding Opportunity awards up to $10,000,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, individuals, native american tribal governments (federally…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $10,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $10,000,000
funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects
Award floor: $0
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Sep 28, 2026
Deadline type: Fixed date
Opens: Jul 29, 2026
Status: Closing soon
Eligible entities: City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Individuals · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Small businesses · State governments
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: Yes
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Use of funds: develop and prototype innovative and widely deployable concepts that are intended to make existing and new buses safer for their operators and vulnerable road users, and safer and more accessible for their passengers
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

$10,000,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$10,000,000

Source wording: “funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects”

Who can apply?

level

federal

Derived from the source that published this record

entity

City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Individuals, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses

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, State governments

Source field: entity types

industry

Transportation

Source field: industries

use

develop and prototype innovative and widely deployable concepts that are intended to make existing and new buses safer for their operators and vulnerable road users, and safer and more accessible for their passengers

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

To be eligible, applicants must have sufficient legal, financial, and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. Teams must include a TVM in a prominent role.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Sep 28, 202621 daysDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

1 categoryThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.

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 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: Yes

What comparable notices state

18 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Transportation, 18 of 24 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

25th percentile$712,500
Median$5,500,000
75th percentile$10,000,000

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

6 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: Up to $10,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects”.
How much funding is available in total?: $10,000,000 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 28, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?: City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Individuals, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses, State governments.
What can the funding be used for?: develop and prototype innovative and widely deployable concepts that are intended to make existing and new buses safer for their operators and vulnerable road users, and safer and more accessible for their passengers, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: Yes. This programme requires matching funds.

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Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-07

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-04

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