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.
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…
- 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.
Source wording: “funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects”
Who can apply?
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, State governmentsNot confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitTo 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.
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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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $239,642 | 2021 |
| MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH | Not stated | $231,191 | 2021 |
| CITY OF EL PASO | Not stated | $225,000 | 2022 |
| TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $221,376 | 2021 |
| SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA GOVERNMENTS ORGANIZATION | Not stated | $218,336 | 2021 |
| UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $209,101 | 2021 |
| SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT DIS | Not stated | $190,108 | 2020 |
| DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT INC | Not stated | $184,000 | 2021 |
| TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $170,017 | 2021 |
| TRANSPORTATION, VERMONT AGENCY OF | Not stated | $170,000 | 2020 |
| TRANSPORTATION, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $167,603 | 2021 |
| RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $160,930 | 2020 |
| METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY | Not stated | $160,000 | 2020 |
| REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA | Not stated | $154,948 | 2020 |
| CENTRAL MIDLANDS REGIONAL TRANSI | Not stated | $151,776 | 2022 |
| TRI-COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT OF OREGON | Not stated | $151,052 | 2021 |
| COUNTY OF KOOTENAI | Not stated | $150,000 | 2020 |
| MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION | Not stated | $150,000 | 2021 |
| RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $150,000 | 2020 |
| SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $147,724 | 2021 |
| REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $136,063 | 2021 |
| MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION | Not stated | $134,094 | 2020 |
| REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF WASHOE COUNTY | Not stated | $131,660 | 2021 |
| SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORP TRANSPO CORP | Not stated | $122,638 | 2021 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $120,000 | 2021 |
| PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $120,000 | 2021 |
| ROCHESTER GENESEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $117,297 | 2023 |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA INTERGOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $87,612 | 2021 |
| CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | Not stated | $74,875 | 2021 |
| HILLSBOROUGH TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $72,824 | 2021 |
| NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION | Not stated | $60,600 | 2020 |
| OSAGE NATION | Not stated | $58,598 | 2021 |
| MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $52,128 | 2020 |
| DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT INC | Not stated | $49,600 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $45,568 | 2021 |
| SHREVEPORT TRANSIT MANAGEMENT INC | Not stated | $43,517 | 2020 |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS INC | Not stated | $40,000 | 2020 |
| MONONGALIA COUNTY URBAN MASS TRANS AUTHORITY | Not stated | $38,640 | 2021 |
| GREENVILLE TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $20,040 | 2020 |
| CITY OF CHARLOTTE | Not stated | $19,849 | 2021 |
| MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION | Not stated | $12,096 | 2021 |
| PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $9,191 | 2021 |
| ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $0 | 2021 |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $0 | 2021 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $0 | 2022 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND | Not stated | $0 | 2021 |
| RICHMOND, CITY OF | Not stated | $0 | 2024 |
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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