5339(b) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

20.526 -- Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project Proposals for the 5339(b) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program (Bus and Bus Infrastructure Program). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $366.3 million of Fiscal Year 2018 funds for buses, bus facilities, and bus equipment. Synopses and full announcement will be posted on Grants.gov as opportunity FTA-2018-005-TPM-BUS. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on August 6, 2018.

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Summary: The purpose of the Bus and Bus Infrastructure Program is 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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

County governments
City or township governments
State governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

An Eligible Applicant is a designated recipient of FTA grants, States, local governmental authorities and Indian Tribes. The Bus and Bus Infrastructure Program provides funds to designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, and to states, and local governmental authorities that operate fixed route bus service.

Grantor contact information

Description

Mark G. Bathrick Office of Program Management 202-366-9955

Email

Mark Bathrick

mark.bathrick@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
bus-supplemental-form-fy-2018.pdf	Supplemental Form	Jul 27, 2018 05:05 PM UTC
FY2018-Bus-and-Bus-Facilities-Grants-NOFO.pdf	FY 2018 Bus and Bus Facilities Grants NOFO	Jun 21, 2018 03:36 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity

Archived: September 5, 2018

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$366,300,000

Program Funding

150

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$36,630,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2018-005-TPM-BUS

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 21, 2018

Archive date:

September 5, 2018