The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $394 million in competitive grants under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program.
Donor Name: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/25/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This program is to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.
Funding Information
$390,045,823 is available for the 2024 Buses and Bus Facilities Program.
Eligible Project Types
- Capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses, vans, or related equipment;
- Rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities regardless of propulsion type or emissions;
- Additionally, 0.5% of the Federal request may be used for workforce development training and an additional 0.5% may be used for training at the National Transit Institute (NTI). Note, applicants proposing any project related to zero-emission vehicles and related facilities must also spend 5% of their award on workforce development and training as outlined in their Zero-Emission Fleet Transition Plan, unless the applicant certifies that their financial need is less.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants for the Buses and Bus Facilities Program include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, States (including territories and Washington, DC), or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service, and Indian tribes. Eligible subrecipients include all otherwise eligible applicants and also private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation. Eligible subrecipients are not require
For more information, visit Grants.gov.