Fiscal Year 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Buses and Bus Facilities Program
The summary for the Fiscal Year 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: 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 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Buses and Bus Facilities Program: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $21 million in competitive grants under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program 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. Synopses and full announcement will be posted on Grants.gov as opportunity FTA-2026-010-TPM-BUS. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time September 21, 2026.
| Federal Grant Title: | Fiscal Year 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: 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-2026-010-TPM-BUS |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 20.526 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | September 21st, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | September 21st, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | July 27th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | July 27th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | October 21st, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $21,609,192 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | July 27th, 2026 |
- 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 for the Buses and Bus Facilities Program include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, States (including territories and Washington D.C.) 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. Except for projects proposed by Indian tribes, all proposals for projects in rural (non-urbanized) areas must be submitted by a State, either individually or as a part of a statewide application.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- FTA NOFO Website
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Kirsten Wiard-Bauer
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