FY21 Standards Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

20.531 -- Technical Assistance and Workforce Development

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Standard Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems (BEPS). The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $1 million of Fiscal Year 2021 funds to one or more projects for development of national standards for BEPS.

FTA is seeking applications for projects that will enable public transportation agencies, communities and states to access resilient and flexible power options through bus fleet vehicles during major power disruptions. The major goal of the program is to develop national interoperable BEPS standards – working with FTA, industry stakeholders and technical partners – so that different manufacturers’ systems can use the same technology base and applications for BEPS solutions.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Miscellaneous

Other

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Government

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

Business

For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Additional information

To be considered eligible, applicants must be able to demonstrate the requisite legal, financial, and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. The applicant must be able to carry out the proposed agreement and procurements, if needed, with project partners in compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and local laws. On the application form, eligible applicants are encouraged to identify one or more project partners with a substantial interest and involvement in the project activities or objectives to participate in the implementation of the project. If an application that involves such a partnership is selected for funding, the competitive selection process will be deemed to satisfy the requirement for a competitive procurement under 49 U.S.C. § 5325(a) for the named entities.

Grantor contact information

Description

Raj Wagley, FTA Office of Infrastructure, Safety and Asset Innovation (202) 366-5386

Email

FTA Office of Infrastructure, Safety and Asset Innovation

raj.wagley@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2022-07742.pdf	Federal Register Notice	Apr 12, 2022 12:48 PM UTC
FY21-BEPS-Supplemental-Form.pdf	Supplemental Form	Apr 12, 2022 12:49 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO Website

Archived: July 13, 2022

Application process

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

Award

$1,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2022-005-TRI-SDBEPS

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 12, 2022

Archive date:

July 13, 2022