U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $180 Million Funding Opportunity for Low or No Emission Transit Vehicles & Facilities

Deadline to Apply – April 12, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET)

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of up to $180 million in competitive grant funds through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program.

The Low-No Program helps eligible project sponsors purchase or lease low- or no-emission vehicles and supports facilities that use advanced technologies to provide cleaner, more energy efficient transit operations in communities across the country. This year’s NOFO will prioritize applications with an environmental justice component as well as those that will support workforce development activities to help America’s transit workers succeed.

Projects may include costs incidental to the acquisition of buses or to the construction of facilities, such as the costs of related workforce development and training activities, and project administration expenses. FTA may award additional funding that is made available to the program prior to the announcement of project selections.

A webinar for this opportunity will be held Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm EST.

Instructions for applying can be found on FTA’s website and in the “FIND” module of GRANTS.GOV.