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Clean Transit Enterprise Grants (Transit Bus Electrification) are awarded by the Colorado Clean Transit Enterprise (CTE) within CDOT to fund the electrification of public transit and expansion of transit and passenger rail services across Colorado. The program provides formula and competitive grants for electrification planning, facility upgrades, fleet vehicle replacement, and electric vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure.
Eligible applicants are local governments and transit agencies. A recent example award granted $10,080,000 to a regional transit agency for 10 electric buses and chargers. Funding comes from the Clean Transit Retail Delivery Fee and the Oil and Gas Production Fee.
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--> Clean Transit Enterprise Meeting Information Clean Transit Enterprise - Board Meeting Link Clean Transit Enterprise Meeting Information For public comments, email [email protected] Clean Transit Enterprise News and Grant Opportunities The purpose of the CTE is to both support public transit electrification and assist in the expansion of transit and passenger rail services throughout the state.
This includes providing grants for electrification planning, facility upgrades, fleet vehicle replacements and the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure through the Clean Transit Retail Delivery Fee.
The CTE also provides a combination of formula and competitive grants to invest in public transit and passenger rail entities by providing funding for vehicles, infrastructure, equipment, materials, supplies, operations and staffing, and maintenance through revenues provided by the Oil & Gas Production Fee. Click the link for the CTE meetings schedule.
The CTE was initially created within the Colorado Department of Transportation under SB21-260 to support public transit electrification planning efforts, facility upgrades, fleet motor vehicle replacement, as well as construction and development of electric motor vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure.
SB21-260 allows the enterprise to impose a Clean Transit Retail Delivery Fee to fund its operations, and to issue grants, loans or rebates to support electrification of public transit. More information on SB21-260 can be found at: https://leg. colorado.
gov/bills/sb21-260 In 2024, the business purpose of the CTE was expanded with the passage of SB24-230 to include reducing and mitigating the adverse environmental and health impacts of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions produced by oil and gas development by investing in public transit, including vehicles, infrastructure, equipment, materials, supplies, maintenance, and operations and staffing to achieve the level of frequent, convenient, and reliable transit that is known to increase ridership by replacing car trips with bus and rail trips and forms of transit known to support denser land use patterns that further reduce pollution due to shorter trip lengths and greater walking and cycling mode share.
SB24-230 requires the CTE to impose a production fee for clean transit to be paid quarterly by every producer of oil and gas in the state effective July 1, 2025. More information on SB24-230 can be found at: https://leg. colorado.
gov/bills/sb24-230
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Local governments, transit agencies (municipal). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows example: RFTA awarded $10,080,000 for 10 buses + chargers. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Clean Transit Enterprise Grants (Transit Bus Electrification) is funded by Colorado Clean Transit Enterprise (within CDOT). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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