Opportunity Listing - Fiscal Year 2025 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Buses and Bus Facilities Program

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Fiscal Year 2025 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Buses and Bus Facilities Program

Agency: DOT/Federal Transit Administration

Assistance Listings: 20.526 -- Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs

Last Updated: May 14, 2025

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $398 million in competitive grants under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program 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. Synopses and full announcement will be posted on Grants.gov as opportunity FTA-2025-007-TPM-BUS. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time July 14th, 2025.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

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. Except for projects proposed by Indian tribes, all proposals for projects in rural (non-urbanized) areas must be submitted by a State, either individually or as a part of a statewide application.

Grantor contact information

Description

Kirsten Wiard-Bauer FTA Office of Program Management

Email

FTA Office of Program Management

FTALowNoBusNOFO@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY25-LowNo-BUSFAC-Supplemental_-Form.pdf	Supplemental Form	May 14, 2025 01:43 PM UTC
2025-08571.pdf	Federal Register Notice	May 15, 2025 10:17 AM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO Website

Closing: July 14, 2025

Application process

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Award

$398,103,239

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Floor

$39,810,323

Award Ceiling

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2025-007-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:

May 14, 2025

Archive date:

August 13, 2025