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FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

Assistance Listings
  • 20.532 -- Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $49 million in competitive grants under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program (ELEF) (Federal Assistance Listing #20.532). ELEF makes funding available competitively to assist in the financing of capital projects for the purchase of electric or low-emitting ferry vessels that reduce emissions by using alternative fuels or on-board energy storage systems and related charging infrastructure to reduce emissions or produce zero onboard emissions under normal operation. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Government

  • State governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

Eligible applicants under this program are any eligible recipient of 5307 or 5311 funding, including the entity that operates ferry service that serves the State with the largest number of Marine Highway System miles and bi-State ferry services.

Grantor contact information

Description

Vanessa Williams FTA Office of Program Management Phone: 202-366-4818

Email

FTA Office of Program Management

FTAFerryPrograms@dot.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
2022-14692.pdf
Federal Register Notice
Jul 11, 2022 10:57 AM UTC
FY22-Passenger-Ferry-Grant-Program-Supplemental-Form.pdf
Supplemental Form
Jul 8, 2022 01:21 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO Website

Archived: October 6, 2022

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

10

Expected awards

$1

Award Minimum

$49,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2022-007-TPM-FERRYPILOT

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

2

Posted date:

July 8, 2022

Archive date:

October 6, 2022

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