Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2021 001 LOWNO
The FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Vehicle Program is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Through this notice, FTA made $180 million available under the Low or No Emission Grant Program (often called the Low-No Program), listed under Federal Assistance Listing (CFDA) 20.526. The overall purpose is to help public transit agencies and other eligible public entities modernize fleet operations by moving toward advanced, cleaner vehicle technologies used in revenue service, meaning vehicles that directly provide transit service to the public.
Funding is awarded on a competitive basis, with grants intended primarily for the purchase or lease of low- or no-emission transit vehicles, such as buses that rely on advanced propulsion and energy technologies. The opportunity also supports the equipment and facilities needed to successfully deploy those vehicles. In practical terms, that can include items like charging or fueling infrastructure, maintenance facility upgrades related to the new technology, and other supporting systems that enable the vehicles to operate reliably in day-to-day service. The program also recognizes that adopting new vehicle technologies often requires organizational readiness, so it allows certain incidental and supporting costs tied to acquiring vehicles or constructing facilities.
A notable feature of this FY 2021 opportunity is the explicit allowance for limited training and workforce development spending as part of a project budget. Applicants may allocate up to 0.5 percent of the amount they request for workforce development activities that are eligible under federal public transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5314(b)). In addition, applicants may use up to another 0.5 percent for costs associated with training at the National Transit Institute. This creates a small but clear set-aside that can help transit agencies train operators, mechanics, and other staff on new propulsion systems, safety procedures, maintenance practices, and operational changes that come with low- or no-emission fleets.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, along with other entities as described in the opportunity’s additional eligibility guidance. The opportunity was issued by FTA as a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) within the transportation activity category. FTA anticipated making about 50 awards. The posting lists no award ceiling (shown as 0), which typically indicates that the ceiling is not specified in the summary field rather than implying there is no practical limit; actual award sizes are generally driven by project scope, available funds, and the competitiveness of the application.
Key dates for this funding cycle include a creation/posting date of February 11, 2021, and an original application closing date of April 12, 2021. The official opportunity number is FTA 2021 001 LOWNO. Overall, the program is structured to accelerate the adoption of cleaner transit vehicles and the infrastructure and training needed to support them, while giving award recipients enough flexibility to cover certain project administration expenses and other costs that are directly connected to putting low- and no-emission buses into service.Apply for FTA 2021 001 LOWNO
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low or No Emission Vehicle Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.526.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 11, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 12, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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