Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program
The summary for the Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $409.59 million of Fiscal Year 2021 funds for buses, bus facilities, and bus equipment. Synopses and full announcement will be posted on Grants.gov as opportunity FTA-2021-008-BUS. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time November 19,2021.
| Federal Grant Title: | Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | DOT Federal Transit Administration (DOT-FTA) |
| Grant Categories: | Transportation |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FTA-2021-008-TPM-BUS |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 20.526 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | November 19th, 2021 |
| Original Application Deadline: | November 19th, 2021 |
| Posted Date: | September 20th, 2021 |
| Creation Date: | September 20th, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | December 19th, 2021 |
| Total Program Funding: | $409,590,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $40,590,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 125 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | September 20th, 2021 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible applicants include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, states 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. Subrecipients include eligible recipients that receive grant funding under the formula or discretionary programs may allocate amounts from the grant to subrecipients that are public agencies or private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- FTA NOFO Website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Thomas Wilson
FTA Office of Program Management
Phone 202-366-5279
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