Solicitation of Project Proposals for the Low or No Emission (Low-No) 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 Low or No Emission Program (Low-No) Program. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $85 million of Fiscal Year 2019 funds for the purchase or lease of low or no emission vehicles as well as related equipment or facilities. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 5/14/2019.

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The main purpose of the Low-No Program is to support the transition of the nation’s transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy efficient transit vehicles. The Low-No Program provides funding to State and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Additional information

An Eligible Applicant is a designated recipient of FTA grants, States, local governmental authorities and Indian Tribes.

Grantor contact information

Description

Tara Clark Office of Program Management 202-366-2623

Email

Tara Clark

tara.clark@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
low-no-supplemental-form-fy-2019.pdf	Supplemntal Form	Apr 5, 2019 03:31 PM UTC
FY_2019_Low_or_No_Emission_Competitive_Grant_Program_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity.pdf	NOFO	Mar 18, 2019 08:20 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity

Archived: June 13, 2019

Application process

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

Award

$85,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2019-001-TPM-LOWNO

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:

March 18, 2019

Archive date:

June 13, 2019