1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
This listing may be outdated. Verify details at the official source before applying.
Find similar grantsGrants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation / Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Supports projects that replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, and construct bus-related facilities, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
[](https://www. transit. dot.
gov/bus-program) ## Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program * On February 20, 2026, FTA announced approximately $390 million in Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities project selections, supporting 34 projects in 19 states and Puerto Rico.
* View the Selections and Implementation Guidance for FY26 Bus * On November 20, 2025, FTA announced approximately $2 billion in Grants for Buses and Facilities and Low or No Emission project selections, supporting 165 projects in 45 states and the District of Columbia. * View the Selections and Implementation Guidance for FY25 Bus and FY25–26 Low-No The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program (49 U.S.C.
5339(b)) makes federal resources available to states and direct recipients to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. Funding is provided through formula allocations and competitive grants.
Funding is allocated to projects on a competitive basis, from proposals submitted to FTA in response to a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Past project selections include: 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.
Capital projects to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses, vans, and related equipment, and to construct bus-related facilities, including technological changes or innovations to modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities. Additionally, 0. 5% of a request may be for workforce development training, and an additional 0.
5% may be for training at the National Transit Institute. Applicants proposing any project related to zero-emission vehicles must also spend 5% of their award on workforce development and training as outlined in their Zero-Emission Transition Plan, unless the applicant certifies that their financial need is less. 49 U.S.C.
Section 5339(b), IIJA § 30018 Funds remain available for obligation for four fiscal years. This includes the fiscal year in which the amount is made available or appropriated plus three additional years. The federal share of eligible capital costs is 80 percent of the net capital project cost, unless the grant recipient requests a lower percentage.
The Federal share may exceed 80 percent for certain projects related to the ADA and the Clean Air Act. All low-no emission projects are attributable to compliance with the Clean Air Act and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act. Therefore, the Federal share of the cost of leasing or purchasing a low or no emission transit bus is not to exceed 85 percent of the total transit bus cost.
The federal share in the cost of leasing or acquiring low- or no-emission bus-related equipment and facilities is 90 percent of the net project cost. Applicants must identify these specific activities in their application in order to receive this increased federal share.
* Federal Transit Administration FAQs on Supportive Services * Additional information on Zero-Emission Fleet Transition Plans * Low and No-Emission Vehicle Federal Technical Assistance * Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) * FTA’s Altoona Bus Testing
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: 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. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows approximately $390 million. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program is funded by U.S. Department of Transportation / Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Washington. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
The FY2026 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Research Program closes September 28. Universities, agencies, and startups are all eligible to lead — but every team must include a transit vehicle manufacturer in a prominent role, and FTA already cancelled a nearly identical NOFO in 2024 without making a single award.
Read articleThe Federal Transit Administration issued its FY2026 notice of funding opportunity for the Buses and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission programs: $21 million and $589 million respectively, due September 21, 2026 through Grants.gov. Two things changed that reshape who wins — the total is down roughly 70 percent from FY2025, and FTA states it intends to prioritize low-emission projects over zero-emission projects to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Read articleThe continuing resolution signed September 2, 2026 extended surface transportation authorities through December 11 — but left out the IIJA Division J advance appropriations that fund them. The authority survives; roughly $17.5 billion a year does not. Here is what changes October 1 and how applicants to live FTA and FRA competitions should respond.
Read article