FY26 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Notice of Funding Opportunity
- Award ceiling
- up to $10,000,000
- Closes
- Sep 28, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
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.
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
In one sentence
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)
- $10,000,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $10,000,000funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects
- Award floor
- Not confirmed
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Sep 28, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Jul 29, 2026
- Status
- Closed
- 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
$10,000,000Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$10,000,000Source wording: “funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects”
Who can apply?
level
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
Source field: entity types+1more
, State governmentsindustry
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 fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause 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, 2026ClosedDeadline type Fixed date
What can the money be used for?
1 categoryThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
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
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
Who has received this funding?
147 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
147 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $11,844,065 | 2023 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $11,844,065 | 2023 |
| CALSTART, INC. | Not stated | $8,987,332 | 2024 |
| CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, INC. | Not stated | $8,987,332 | 2024 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $7,246,000 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $7,033,749 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $6,891,389 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $6,716,026 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $6,578,592 | 2022 |
| CINCINNATI UNIV OF | Not stated | $5,092,995 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $5,000,000 | 2020 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $4,999,914 | 2018 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $4,978,723 | 2021 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $4,500,000 | 2020 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $3,000,000 | 2019 |
| CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, INC. | Not stated | $2,750,000 | 2019 |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $2,500,000 | 2019 |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | Not stated | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| STARK AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $1,997,503 | 2020 |
| DULUTH TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $1,726,410 | 2023 |
| CENTRAL OHIO TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $1,725,000 | 2020 |
| CITY OF ARLINGTON | Not stated | $1,698,537 | 2020 |
| ITNAMERICA | Not stated | $1,657,837 | 2020 |
| TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON | Not stated | $1,600,193 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | Not stated | $1,600,000 | 2018 |
| GRAND GATEWAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $1,514,479 | 2020 |
| METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY | Not stated | $1,473,235 | 2021 |
| CALSTART, INC. | Not stated | $1,375,000 | 2023 |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $1,253,952 | 2023 |
| SHARED-USE MOBILITY CENTER | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE | Not stated | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Not stated | $999,963 | 2019 |
| CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $924,969 | 2023 |
| PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $892,609 | 2024 |
| TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON | Not stated | $825,506 | 2021 |
| INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LEARNING CENTER | Not stated | $808,694 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $800,000 | 2023 |
| MOBILITYDATA USA INC. | Not stated | $797,997 | 2023 |
| WHATCOM TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $719,388 | 2020 |
| PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $655,149 | 2020 |
| GREATER HARTFORD TRANSIT DISTRICT | Not stated | $629,995 | 2020 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $618,978 | 2021 |
| PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $612,460 | 2021 |
| CENTRAL OHIO TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $600,000 | 2021 |
| METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $600,000 | 2021 |
| NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION | Not stated | $600,000 | 2022 |
| CITY OF TUCSON | Not stated | $599,865 | 2021 |
| KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $595,200 | 2021 |
| TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DIVSION | Not stated | $563,494 | 2021 |
| MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION | Not stated | $561,888 | 2020 |
| BCD COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $556,747 | 2021 |
| TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OF | Not stated | $543,136 | 2021 |
| NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $515,135 | 2021 |
| INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ITS AMERICA) | Not stated | $500,000 | 2024 |
| METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION | Not stated | $500,000 | 2023 |
| REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA | Not stated | $500,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | Not stated | $500,000 | 2024 |
| UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $484,831 | 2022 |
| MEMPHIS AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $483,000 | 2021 |
| OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $480,000 | 2021 |
| TOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $474,232 | 2020 |
| COLORADO SPRINGS CITY GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $470,284 | 2021 |
| ENO TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $469,565 | 2020 |
| CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO | Not stated | $450,000 | 2021 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND | Not stated | $450,000 | 2021 |
| CITY OF PORTLAND | Not stated | $439,950 | 2022 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $435,461 | 2021 |
| ATLANTA-REGION TRANSIT LINK AUTHORITY | Not stated | $430,400 | 2020 |
| KANSAS CITY AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $428,994 | 2021 |
| INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION | Not stated | $400,000 | 2021 |
| MEMPHIS AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $394,000 | 2020 |
| CITY OF RALEIGH | Not stated | $393,527 | 2020 |
| GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $375,047 | 2021 |
| KITSAP TRANSIT | Not stated | $372,910 | 2021 |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | Not stated | $358,624 | 2021 |
| RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $354,314 | 2021 |
| COUNTY OF GWINNETT | Not stated | $352,000 | 2021 |
| GRAND GATEWAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $350,475 | 2022 |
| NEORIDE | Not stated | $338,600 | 2023 |
| MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $337,500 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $337,113 | 2021 |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT | Not stated | $333,080 | 2022 |
| CITY OF SANTA MONICA | Not stated | $330,432 | 2023 |
| COOK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $318,986 | 2022 |
| TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $317,692 | 2021 |
| WEST RIVER TRANSIT AUTHORITY, INC | Not stated | $308,912 | 2021 |
| CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM | Not stated | $300,000 | 2022 |
| TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DIVSION | Not stated | $299,995 | 2020 |
| ROCK REGION METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $282,118 | 2021 |
| TRANSPORTATION, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DIVSION | Not stated | $276,499 | 2020 |
| COUNTY OF TOMPKINS | Not stated | $272,224 | 2020 |
| GUAM REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $260,971 | 2021 |
| ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $260,800 | 2020 |
| CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM | Not stated | $250,000 | 2021 |
| METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS | Not stated | $250,000 | 2023 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $249,993 | 2021 |
| RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $244,190 | 2021 |
| RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $244,000 | 2021 |
| MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $240,000 | 2020 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
8 recordsStated 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?
147 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
147 federal awards on file under assistance listing 20.530, 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.
- $11,844,065AUBURN UNIVERSITYAL · FY2023
- $11,844,065OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THEOH · FY2023
- $8,987,332CALSTART, INC.CA · FY2024
- $8,987,332CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, INC.GA · FY2024
- $7,246,000REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAMN · FY2023
Common questions
7 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.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 147 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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Retrieved2026-10-18
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First seen2026-09-04
Assistance listing20.530
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