FY23 FTA Bus and Low- and No-Emission Grant Awards
FTA’s FY23 Low- and No-Emission and Bus and Bus Facilities programs will provide nearly $1.7 billion from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for transit projects in 46 states and territories. This funding invests in more than 1,700 American-built buses that will be manufactured with American parts and labor.
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| State | Project Sponsor | Funding | Bus/Low-No | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University | $8,122,850 | Low-No | Alabama A&M University's Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to upgrade its bus storage facility to expand the use of solar energy to power the charging station and other bus facilities, part of a project to transition its fleet to zero emissions in 2024. By improving air quality, it will also advance environmental justice in the Huntsville community. |
| AR | City of Jonesboro, Arkansas | $1,010,372 | Low-No | The City of Jonesboro will receive funding to buy hybrid buses. The buses will replace older diesel buses, which will combat climate change and help improve air quality for riders throughout the city. |
| AZ | City of Tucson, Sun Tran | $21,490,560 | Low-No | The city of Tucson's Sun Tran transit system will receive funding to buy new compressed natural gas buses to replace older diesel buses. The project will support Sun Tran's transition to all low- or no-emission vehicles and improve air quality in the Tucson metro region. |
| AZ | Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority | $16,358,000 | Bus | The Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (Mountain Line) will receive funding to build a maintenance facility at the agency's headquarters. This building will house the entire bus fleet, improve maintenance and create jobs in zero-emission technology as it strives to better serve the Flagstaff community. |
| AZ | Regional Public Transportation Authority (Valley Metro) | $13,295,699 | Low-No | Valley Metro will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses to replace older buses, charging equipment to support initial electric bus operations at its Tempe maintenance facility, and worker training as part of the agency's zero-emission transition plan. This project will improve service reliability and air quality throughout the greater Phoenix area. |
| CA | Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District | $25,513,684 | Low-No | AC Transit will receive funding to buy fuel cell-electric buses and retrofit its training and education center to transition to a combined bus maintenance facility and a classroom/laboratory. The project will help train staff on zero-emission bus technologies and improve service and reliability while improving air quality. |
| CA | City of Anaheim | $3,609,800 | Low-No | The city of Anaheim will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses to replace older propane-powered buses, that have reached the end of their useful life, with accompanying charging equipment and build two stops on a planned bus rapid transit line. This project will help improve service reliability and air quality and create transit hubs in historically disadvantaged communities. |
| CA | City of Norwalk - Norwalk Transit System | $1,055,365 | Bus | The city of Norwalk's Norwalk Transit System will receive funding to improve bus stops with amenities such as shelters, installing solar panels to provide renewable energy, and real-time customer information to improve operational efficiency. The upgrades will improve the passenger experience throughout the Norwalk Transit System. |
| CA | City of Santa Rosa | $9,899,120 | Low-No | The City of Santa Rosa's CityBus will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment to replace older diesel buses. The project will improve air quality, safety, reliability and state of good repair in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
| CA | Golden Empire Transit | $5,750,351 | Low-No | Golden Empire Transit will receive funding to buy compressed natural gas buses to replace older diesel buses. The new vehicles will be equipped with features such as electronic fare collection systems, collision avoidance software and automatic passenger counters to enhance safety and improve the rider experience improve the safety and reliability of transit service for residents in Bakersfield. |
| CA | Marin County Transit District | $31,535,000 | Bus | The Marin County Transit District will receive funding to build an electric bus facility, allowing it to continue investing in infrastructure needed to convert to a zero-emission fleet, and initiate a workforce training program. This project will decrease greenhouse gas emissions and provide more efficient transit operations that serve equity priority communities in Marin County, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in northern California. |
| CA | North County Transit District (NCTD) | $29,330,243 | Low-No | The North County Transit District will receive funding to buy hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses to replace older buses and to develop a workforce development program in partnership with a local college. This project will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, health, and transit operations in northern San Diego County. |
| CA | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | $30,128,378 | Bus | The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will receive funding to buy and install charging equipment at two bus yards to help transition its fleet to battery-electric buses. The project will improve service reliability, state of good repair, and air quality for residents living in and around San Francisco. |
| CA | Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District | $20,381,950 | Bus | The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) will receive funding to buy fuel cell electric buses to replace older diesel buses, build a hydrogen fueling station, make facility upgrades to accommodate the new buses, and develop a workforce training plan. The project will improve air quality, safety, reliability and state of good repair for residents living in the city of Santa Cruz. |
| CA | Solano County Transit | $12,458,500 | Bus | SolTrans will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment and develop a workforce development training program as it plans to convert its entire fixed-route fleet to zero emissions by 2026. The project will improve air quality as well as service reliability and improve transit service for residents in the Solano County cities of Vallejo and Benicia. |
| CA | State of California on behalf of Fresno County Rural Transit Agency | $2,162,886 | Bus | The State of California, on behalf of the Fresno County Rural Transit Agency, will receive funding to build a bus maintenance and operations facility in Selma, CA. The new facility will include a maintenance shop to service the agency's vehicle fleet, an office and training facility for technician training in advanced transit vehicle technology, and bus wash services. This project will allow FCRTA to enhance its maintenance capabilities and transition to a zero-emission fleet. |
| CA | State of California on behalf of Glenn County Transportation Commission | $3,400,000 | Low-No | The State of California, on behalf of the Glenn County Transportation Commission, will receive funding to buy hybrid-electric buses and charging equipment. The new buses will help improve service, reliability and air quality in Glenn County, located in the Northern Central Valley of California. |
| CA | State of California on behalf of Kern Regional Transit | $2,932,500 | Bus | The State of California, on behalf of Kern Regional Transit, will receive funding to buy cutaway vehicles to replace older vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. The vehicles will be used for both fixed route and paratransit services. |
| CA | State of California on behalf of Kern Regional Transit | $3,248,500 | Low-No | The State of California, on behalf of Kern Regional Transit, will receive funding to buy compressed natural gas buses to replace older buses that have exceeded their useful life. These buses will be used for both fixed route and paratransit services. |
| CO | City of Colorado Springs dba Mountain Metropolitan Transit | $3,199,038 | Low-No | The city of Colorado Springs' Mountain Metropolitan Transit will receive funding to buy electric hybrid buses to replace older buses. The new buses will improve air quality, safety, reliability and state of good repair for residents living in the Colorado Springs area of central Colorado. |
| CO | Mesa County | $1,162,000 | Low-No | Mesa County's Grand Valley Transit will receive funding to buy a compressed natural gas bus to replace an older bus and new cutaway CNG buses for planned transit service expansion. The project will improve service reliability, state of good repair needs and serve a growing demand for transit in the Grand Junction area of western Colorado. |
| CO | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on behalf of ECO Transit | $1,506,618 | Bus | The Colorado Department of Transportation, on behalf of Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority (ECO Transit), will receive funding to renovate its vehicle storage facility, removing its gas-based heating source and implementing a geothermal heating system. This project will allow ECO Transit to transition to an emissions-free heating source, eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, reducing heating costs and increasing the reliability of its vehicles. |
| CO | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on behalf of Mountain Express Transit | $753,118 | Low-No | The Colorado Department of Transportation on behalf of Mountain Express Transit will receive funding to buy propane-powered vans and buses, upgrade its bus facility, and provide workforce training for their new vehicles. The vehicles will help to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for residents living in Archuleta County. |
| CO | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on behalf of San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation | $233,760 | Bus | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on behalf of the San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation in southwest Colorado will receive funding to buy vans to replace older ones. The project will enable the agency to improve its reliability and attract riders in San Miguel, Dolores, Montrose and Ouray counties. |
| CO | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on behalf of the Town of Winter Park | $1,145,951 | Low-No | The Colorado Department of Transportation on behalf of The Town of Winter Park will receive funding to buy a zero-emission bus to replace an older bus and charging equipment. The project will help improve reliability for transit users within the Upper Fraser Valley of Colorado and the communities of Granby, Tabernash, Fraser, and Winter Park. |
| CT | State of Connecticut Department of Transportation | $26,437,120 | Low-No | The Connecticut Department of Transportation will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses to replace older diesel buses and modernize its CTtransit Stamford Division Depot to support battery-electric bus service. The project will ensure continued service reliability, maintain a state of good repair, improve air quality and advance environmental justice in Stamford, CT. |
| DC | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) | $104,000,000 | Low-No | WMATA will receive funding to convert its Cinder Bed Road Bus Garage in Lorton, VA, to a fully battery-electric bus facility, buy battery-electric buses and develop a workforce development training program for bus operators, mechanics, and first responders to ensure safe and efficient operations of its electric bus fleet. This project will support WMATA's plans to accelerate its transition to a fully zero-emission bus fleet. |
| DE | Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) | $8,740,728 | Low-No | Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funding to buy battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses to replace older diesel buses. This project will improve service reliability and air quality throughout Delaware. |
| FL | City of Ocala | $16,166,822 | Low-No | The city of Ocala's SunTran transit system will receive funding to buy electric buses and small cutaway vans and expand its maintenance facility to service electric vehicles. The project will reduce emissions and improve service reliability for residents living in Ocala and Marion counties. |
| FL | City Of Tallahassee | $20,370,793 | Bus | The city of Tallahassee's StarMetro system will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses, support charging infrastructure and develop a workforce training program for its mechanics and operators to maintain the fleet. The project will help reduce emissions and improve service and reliability for riders in and around Tallahassee. |
| GA | Georgia State University | $22,286,745 | Low-No | Georgia State University's Panther Express will receive funding to buy electric buses to replace older diesel buses and charging equipment, part of its plan to transition to an all-electric fleet. The new buses will reduce emissions as it continues to serves students, university staff and residents in and around Atlanta. |
| HI | Honolulu Department of Transportation Services | $20,000,000 | Low-No | The Honolulu Department of Transportation Services will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment to work on buses en route and in the Pearl City Bus Depot and develop a workforce training plan. The project will support Honolulu's climate goals and provide rides in historically disadvantaged communities. |
| IA | City of Dubuque | $2,359,072 | Low-No | The City of Dubuque's The Jule transit system will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment. The project will help Dubuque improve service reliability and achieve its goal of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030. |
| IA | City of Iowa City | $23,280,546 | Low-No | Iowa City will receive funding to buy electric buses to replace older diesel vehicles that have exceeded their useful life and replace its operations and maintenance facility, originally constructed in the 1980s. The project will improve transit system conditions, service reliability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
| IA | Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) on behalf of MTA, RBT, HIRTA, SWITA, and Coralville | $17,853,710 | Bus | The Iowa Department of Transportation will receive funding on behalf of five rural transit agencies to buy battery-electric buses to replace older diesel buses along with charging equipment. The project will also support the construction of transit facilities and workforce development activities. The project will reduce operating costs and emissions while improving transit service in communities across Iowa. |
| IL | Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District | $6,635,394 | Low-No | The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District will receive funding to buy hybrid-electric replacement buses to replace older buses for residents using bus services in the cities of Champaign and Urbana, the Village of Savoy, and on the University of Illinois campus. The project will improve efficiency and service reliability and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
| IL | Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of 24 subrecipients | $12,299,377 | Low-No | The Illinois Department of Transportation will receive funding to buy battery-electric paratransit buses and associated charging equipment for 24 large urban, small urban, and rural public transportation providers throughout Illinois. |
| IL | Illinois Department of Transportation on behalf of 33 subrecipients | $12,600,000 | Bus | The Illinois Department of Transportation will receive funding to buy cutaway paratransit buses and vans to replace older vehicles for urban and rural public transportation providers throughout Illinois. This project will enhance transit access and mobility for rural communities around the state. |
| IL | Madison County Mass Transit District | $1,080,000 | Bus | The Madison County Mass Transit District will receive funding to buy buses. This project will improve transit service and reliability for residents in Madison County, Illinois. |
| IL | Rockford Mass Transit District | $4,094,652 | Low-No | The Rockford Mass Transit District will receive funding to buy hybrid electric buses to replace older diesel buses. This project will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve service and reliability for residents living the Northern Illinois communities of Rockford, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Belvidere, and Cherry Valley. |
| IN | Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation (Citilink) | $1,280,000 | Bus | Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation's Citilink will receive funding to replace the aging roof on its vehicle storage facility and replace underground fuel storage tanks, which are nearly 40 years old, with an above-ground fuel storage system. This project will improve safety and state of good repair for its facilities that date back to the 1980s and further the agency's climate goals. |
| IN | Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation dba GLPTC | $7,598,425 | Bus | The Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation will receive funding to buy fuel cell-electric buses and compressed natural gas buses to replace older buses that have exceeded its useful life, modify its maintenance facility to safely maintain their vehicles as it expands the fleet and install a hydrogen refueling station. The project, which includes a workforce training component, will improve service reliability and state of good repair needs. |
| IN | Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) | $19,040,336 | Low-No | The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) will receive funding to buy diesel-electric hybrid buses to replace older diesel buses. These new clean, quiet, and modern vehicles will help eliminate emissions and improve air quality and service reliability. |
| KS | Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority | $7,305,526 | Low-No | The Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses, battery-electric microtransit and paratransit vans, and charging equipment to replace older vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. The project will reduce emissions and maintenance costs while improving service and reliability for Topeka-area riders. |
| KY | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on behalf of 10 rural transit agencies | $11,570,906 | Bus | The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will receive funding to improve and expand transit service in 10 rural transit agencies that serve 45 counties by buying buses and equipment and upgrading facilities. The project will improve safety, service and reliability and lower maintenance costs for providers across the state. |
| LA | New Orleans Regional Transit Authority | $71,439,261 | Low-No | The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to buy zero-emission vehicles and charging equipment, provide a microgrid to support charging resiliency after major storm events, and design and implement a workforce training program. The project will improve safety, air quality and reliability for residents and visitors to the New Orleans metropolitan area. |
| MA | Berkshire Regional Transit Authority | $2,212,747 | Low-No | The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to buy diesel-electric hybrid buses to replace older buses and new hydraulic heavy duty vehicle repair lifts at its maintenance facility. The project will improve transit worker safety, state of good repair and increase service reliability for riders. |
| MA | Lowell Regional Transit Authority | $6,859,296 | Low-No | The Lowell Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to buy hybrid-electric buses to replace older vehicles that have reached their useful life and to launch a workforce development program to support training and safety efforts. |
| MA | Southeastern Regional Transit Authority | $11,560,000 | Low-No | The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to buy hybrid-electric buses to replace diesel vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. The buses will reduce SRTA's carbon footprint and increase service and reliability in 10 Southeastern Massachusetts communities. |
| MA | The Brockton Area Transit Authority | $10,694,736 | Low-No | The Brockton Area Transit Authority will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses to replace older vehicles and charging equipment and develop a workforce training program. The project will help reduce emissions, improve transit worker safety, increase service reliability for riders and create jobs. |
| MD | University of Maryland, College Park | $39,863,156 | Low-No | The University of Maryland, College Park will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and associated charging equipment to replace older vehicles for their public transportation fleet. The project will ensure continued service reliability, maintain a state of good repair and, by improving air quality, advance environmental justice in the College Park community. |
| ME | City of Bangor, Community Connector | $7,852,320 | Bus | The city of Bangor's Community Connector will receive funding to rehabilitate its bus storage facility. This project will improve safety and state of good repair needs for a facility originally built in the 1960s and help achieve the City's climate goals for future installation of electric vehicle charging equipment. |
| MI | Interurban Transit Partnership | $6,197,180 | Low-No | The Interurban Transit Partnership (The Rapid) will receive funding to buy compressed natural gas buses to replace aging diesel-fueled buses. The project will improve service and reliability, particularly in disadvantaged communities. |
| MI | Michigan Department of Transportation on behalf of 4 rural transit agencies | $514,002 | Bus | The Michigan Department of Transportation, on behalf of four rural transit agencies, will receive funding to buy vans to replace older vehicles, upgrade bus lifts, modernize a transit facility and purchase software for scheduling and dispatch services. These projects will enable the rural agencies to enhance transit services, better meet the needs of their customers, and provide reliable, safe and affordable transit in their communities. |
| MI | Michigan Department of Transportation on behalf of Interurban Transit Authority and People's Express | $10,700,000 | Bus | The Michigan Department of Transportation will receive funding on behalf of the Interurban Transit Authority to rehabilitate and expand its maintenance and administrative facility outside Grand Rapids. The Michigan Department of Transportation will also receive funding on behalf of People's Express to build a transit maintenance and operations center near Ann Arbor. These projects will allow the transit providers to improve safety and efficiency in their communities. |
| MN | City of Rochester, Minnesota | $7,440,000 | Bus | The city of Rochester will receive funding to build a park-and-ride lot to facilitate transit use in the community. The parking deck will allow residents and visitors to park outside downtown and take Rochester Public Transit routes to jobs and opportunities, helping increase transit demand, reduce congestion and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. |
| MN | Metro Transit | $17,532,900 | Low-No | Metro Transit will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses, chargers and bus equipment to replace aging diesel buses, as well as fund workforce development. The project supports Metro Transit's goal of reducing emissions while decreasing barriers to employment and growing a local workforce through an existing apprenticeship program. |
| MN | Minnesota Department of Transportation on behalf of 2 rural transit agencies | $1,456,970 | Low-No | The Minnesota Department of Transportation, on behalf of Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. (Heartland Express) and Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council (Prairieland Transit), will receive funding to buy propane-fueled buses and supporting fueling equipment. The project will improve service and reliability and lower maintenance costs for the southwestern Minnesota rural transit providers. |
| MN | White Earth Reservation Business Committee | $723,171 | Low-No | White Earth Public Transit will receive funding to buy low-emission buses with electronic farebox systems to replace older vehicles. The new buses will enable the agency to reduce fuel costs while continuing to provide much-needed bus service in rural communities on the reservation in northwest Minnesota. |
| MO | Kansas City Area Transportation Authority | $10,388,000 | Bus | The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will receive funding to upgrade a 45-year-old bus facility with electrical infrastructure upgrades, solar panels and updates to fire and life safety detection systems. The project will improve safety, state of good repair and ensure a continuity of service as KCATA transitions to a fully battery-electric fleet. |
| MS | City of Hattiesburg | $6,455,325 | Low-No | Hattiesburg's Hub City Transit will receive funding to buy electric buses and charging equipment to replace diesel vehicles and to develop a workforce training program. The improvements will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help workers transition to working on electric vehicles. |
| MS | Coast Transit Authority dba MS Coast Transportation Authority | $1,760,000 | Low-No | Coast Transit Authority will receive funding to buy low-emission dual gasoline/propane fueled buses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The purchase will help the agency progress on its climate action plan to achieve zero emissions by 2050. |
| MT | Missoula Urban Transportation District | $39,142,124 | Low-No | The Missoula Urban Transportation District will receive funding for a new maintenance and administrative base facility (MOAB) to replace its outdated operations site supporting its Mountain Line bus service. Mountain Line needs the MOAB to meet future demand growth, expand service to underserved neighborhoods and transition its fleet to 100-percent zero-emissions. |
| NC | Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority | $2,860,250 | Low-No | Wave Transit will receive funding to buy compressed natural gas buses for the Wilmington region. These low emission buses will replace older diesel vehicles helping to improve air quality. |
| NC | City of Charlotte - Charlotte Area Transit System | $30,890,413 | Bus | The city of Charlotte will receive funding to buy battery-electric and hybrid-electric diesel buses, charging equipment and a natural gas generator and to develop a workforce training program to train technicians and operators on the new technology. The project will improve service, reliability and air quality for residents in Charlotte and surrounding areas. |
| NC | City of High Point | $1,200,000 | Bus | High Point Transit System will receive funding to rehabilitate its maintenance and administrative facility. The project will ensure a state of good repair so the transit system can continue to provide safe and reliable transit service for residents throughout the city. |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Transportation on behalf of AppalCART | $2,207,758 | Bus | The North Carolina Department of Transportation, on behalf of AppalCART, will receive funding to buy battery electric buses, charging equipment and to develop a training program for maintenance workers. The new buses will help improve service and reliability, and improve air quality for residents of Watauga County in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Transportation on behalf of Columbus County Transportation | $280,800 | Bus | The North Carolina Department of Transportation, on behalf of Columbus County Transportation, will receive funding to modernize its transit facility. The project will ensure safety, improve the state of good repair and enable the transit system to continue to provide safe and reliable transit service for residents in Columbus County, located in the southeast region of North Carolina. |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Transportation on behalf of ICPTA | $3,326,067 | Low-No | The North Carolina Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Inter-County Public Transportation Authority, will receive funding to build an operations and maintenance facility. The building will help maintain the fleet in a state of good repair and improve service for residents in the five-county regional system of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, and Perquimans in the state's northeast coastal region. |
| NC | Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority | $1,672,000 | Low-No | GoTriangle will receive funding to buy charging equipment and modernize two bus facilities to support the agency's zero emission fleet. Upgrades to the Raleigh Union Station Bus Facility in Raleigh, and the Nelson Road Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility in Morrisville, will allow GoTriangle to efficiently charge its expanding fleet of electric buses to maximize their time in service. |
| NC | Town of Chapel Hill | $2,160,000 | Bus | The town of Chapel Hill will receive funding to make up to 60 bus stops accessible while improving safety and security. The support will improve access for people with disabilities and also improve service connections to regional transit operators and communities by upgrading stops used by Chapel Hill Transit, Orange County Transit, GoTriangle Regional Transit, and Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, connecting riders to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the University of North Carolina. |
| NJ | New Jersey Transit Corporation | $47,000,000 | Bus | New Jersey Transit will receive funding to modernize the Hilton Bus Garage for battery-electric buses, which will increase transit service to densely populated communities through improved vehicle deployment. The work will include electrification equipment and a worker training program. |
| NM | City of Albuquerque | $18,262,255 | Low-No | The City of Albuquerque's ABQ Ride will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment, including on-route chargers, to replace aging diesel buses. The project will improve service and reliability, address air quality and noise pollution, and improve access to essential services for disadvantaged communities. |
| NM | New Mexico Department of Transportation on behalf of North Central Regional Transit District | $5,945,553 | Bus | The North Central Regional Transit District will receive funding to renovate its Jim West Regional Transit Center and complete the second phase of construction for the the future Taos, NM, Operations and Maintenance facility. These projects will improve maintainence and service reliability, and accommodate current and future transit needs. |
| NM | New Mexico Department of Transportation on behalf of North Central Regional Transit District | $2,063,160 | Low-No | The North Central Regional Transit District will receive funding to buy diesel-electric hybrid buses. The District will begin the transition to a zero-emission fleet in 2024, and these buses will provide a transitional low-emission technology to operate on lengthy regional routes throughout the four-county service area that are not yet suitable for battery-electric buses. |
| NV | Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County | $8,784,606 | Low-No | The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County will receive funding to buy hydrogen fuel cell electric buses to replace aging diesel buses, install fueling infrastructure and create a workforce development program. This project supports RTC's efforts to transition its aging diesel bus fleet to zero-emission vehicles to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in cities of Reno, Sparks and areas of Washoe County. |
| NV | Tahoe Transportation District | $3,400,000 | Low-No | The Tahoe Transportation District will receive funding to buy hybrid diesel-electric buses to replace aging diesel buses. The project will expand TTD's low-emissions bus fleet and decrease the impact on Lake Tahoe's environmentally sensitive region, and improve safety, reliability, and mobility for transit riders in the Lake Tahoe Basin. |
| NY | New York City Department of Transportation | $6,000,000 | Bus | The New York City Department of Transportation will receive funding to rehabilitate 10 bus stops in the Bronx. The project will greatly improve safety and enhance service and reliability, resulting in shorter wait times for riders. |
| NY | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority | $28,947,368 | Low-No | The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment as well as provide worker training to operate and maintain electric buses and launch an apprenticeship program. The new bus program will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create new skills for bus mechanics and other workers. |
| NY | Seneca Nation of Indians | $5,883,200 | Bus | The Seneca Nation Department of Transportation will receive funding to replace an outdated maintenance facility, which will serve as a centralized location of operations for SNDOT and the Seneca Transit System. The facility will allow the agency to store, maintain and wash transit buses safely and effectively. |
| OH | Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority | $4,492,904 | Bus | The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to rehabilitate its maintenance and administrative facility with a new heating/cooling system and roof. The project will ensure a state of good repair so the transit system can continue to provide safe and reliable transit service for residents throughout Dayton. |
| OH | METRO Regional Transit Authority | $37,808,113 | Bus | The METRO Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to build a LEED-certified maintenance and operations facility to support a fleet of nearly 250 vehicles. The new facility will replace a nearly 40-year-old facility to better meet current and future operational needs, including housing a larger fleet as well as operations and maintenance staff. |
| OH | Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) on behalf of 10 subrecipients | $29,331,665 | Low-No | The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will receive funding to support 10 transit agencies serving both rural and urban communities, to buy dozens of low or no emission buses that will replace older vehicles, expand fleets to support essential services, train workers in good-quality careers, and begin the decarbonization transition for several of Ohio's major transit systems. The new battery electric, CNG, and propane- powered buses supported by this grant will improve air quality and transit reliability, and lower maintenance costs across the state. |
| OH | Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority | $9,806,428 | Low-No | The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to buy hybrid electric buses to replace older diesel buses. The project will improve service reliability and improve air quality for residents in living in the Greater Cincinnati region. |
| OH | Western Reserve Transit Authority | $4,313,552 | Bus | The Western Reserve Transit Authority will receive funding to reconstruct and expand its maintenance and administrative facility. The project will support safer and more efficient operations at the facility, allowing WRTA to continue providing reliable transit service for residents in Mahoning and portions of Trumbull County, Ohio. |
| OK | Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), dba EMBARK | $4,278,772 | Low-No | The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority's EMBARK transit will receive funding to buy compressed natural gas buses, replacing the last remaining diesel buses in EMBARK's fixed-route fleet. The project will help carry out EMBARK's 2022 OKC Moves transit improvement plan to reduce emissions and service interruptions, extend service and ensure customers get to their destinations safely and on time. |
| OK | City of Norman, Oklahoma | $776,714 | Low-No | The city of Norman will buy compressed natural gas buses for its paratransit services, replacing older diesel, gasoline and CNG vehicles that have exceeded their useful life. This project will improve air quality and enhance mobility, reliability and safety for people with disabilities that rely on transit to reach jobs and essential services. |
| OK | Comanche Nation | $300,000 | Low-No | Comanche Nation Transit will receive funds to buy battery-electric vehicles and charging equipment and train workers in the new technology. The no-emission vehicles will help improve air quality and fill transportation gaps for residents of Kiowa Comanche Apache tribal lands. |
| OK | Oklahoma Department of Transportation on behalf of OSU Public Transit | $6,000,000 | Bus | The Oklahoma Department of Transportation on behalf of Oklahoma State University's Stillwater Community Transit (OSU Transit) will receive funding to complete the new OSU Transportation Operations and Maintenance Facility. The project will replace OSU Transit's 50 year-old facility and increase the number of bus bays from two to 12 while improving the fleet's state of good repair and service reliability. |
| OK | Seminole Nation of Oklahoma | $6,407,460 | Low-No | The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma will receive funding to build a bus maintenance facility and buy propane-powered transit vehicles as well as a propane refueling station. The new facilities will facilitate the transition to a greener fuel, better serve transit services' current and future growth, and promote the Seminole Nation's economic self-determination, sovereignty and sustainability. |
| OR | Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council | $181,250 | Low-No | The Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council will receive funding to buy hybrid-electric vehicles. This will introduce the first hybrid-electric vehicles into the Central Oregon transit fleet and reduce environmental impacts while improving the safety and reliability of transit service for residents. |
| OR | Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of Hood River County Transportation District | $6,424,808 | Bus | The Oregon Department of Transportation on behalf of the Hood River County Transportation District's Columbia Area Transit will receive funding to buy buses and charging equipment, upgrade its vehicle storage area, and develop a workforce training program. The project will reduce vehicle emissions, improve transit service and reliability, and support job development for residents living in Hood River County. |
| OR | Rogue Valley Transportation District | $3,937,500 | Low-No | The Rogue Valley Transportation District will receive funding to buy diesel-electric hybrid transit buses to replace aging buses. The buses will help RVTD meet fleet resiliency needs and service their rural community. |
| OR | Salem Area Mass Transit District | $6,586,104 | Low-No | The Salem Area Mass Transit District will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment to replace aging diesel vehicles, supporting a transition to a zero-emission fleet. The project will enhance the safety of SAMTD's transit system, improve connectivity, lower operational costs and reduce maintenance. |
| PA | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | $80,000,000 | Low-No | The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will receive funding to make improvements at six bus maintenance facilities, which house 67% of its fleet, to support its transition to zero-emission vehicles. It will upgrade power systems, modernize electrical infrastructure and install safety systems, part of its work to improve safety, state of good repair and ensure SEPTA is prepared as it transitions to a zero emission fleet. |
| PR | AUTORIDAD METROPOLITANA DE AUTOBUSES (PRMBA) | $10,000,000 | Low-No | The Metropolitan Bus Authority will receive funding to buy new battery-electric buses, which they will maintain using a solar power charging station that was previously supported with federal funds. The buses will operate on high-visibility routes, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve reliability and lessen dependence on external energy sources. |
| RI | Rhode Island Public Transit Authority | $5,000,000 | Low-No | The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will receive funding to buy hybrid electric buses to replace older diesel buses. The new buses will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality in disadvantaged communities, and enable RIPTA to improve operations and maintenance. |
| SC | Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority | $25,906,730 | Low-No | The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) will receive funding to build a regional transit hub to support CARTA's transition to a fully electric fleet by 2040 as well as buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment. The project will improve service, reliability and air quality, and provide worker training in concert with Trident Technical College. |
| SC | Greenville Transit Authority d.b.a. Greenlink | $6,341,306 | Low-No | The Greenville Transit Authority (Greenlink) will receive funding to buy low-emission CNG buses to replace diesel buses that have exceed their useful life, install a CNG fueling station and provide related training to its mechanics. The project will improve the reliability of transit service, helping residents access jobs, schools, and essential services as well as reduce emissions. |
| SC | South Carolina Department of Transportation on behalf of 25 rural transit providers | $15,423,904 | Bus | The South Carolina Department of Transportation will receive funding to buy new replacement vehicles for 25 rural transit agencies throughout the state. This project will improve transit service and reliability for residents in rural South Carolina communities. |
| SD | South Dakota Department of Transportation on behalf of ARL and CTWSI | $1,006,750 | Bus | The South Dakota Department of Transportation, on behalf of Aberdeen Ride Line and Community Transit of Watertown/Sisseton Inc., will receive funding for nine new alternative, ethanol-fueled buses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city of Aberdeen and 15 counties. The new buses will improve safety and reliability and reduce maintenance costs while also providing a more comfortable passenger ride. |
| SD | South Dakota Department of Transportation on behalf of Brookings Area Transit Authority | $320,000 | Bus | The South Dakota Department of Transportation will receive funding for a new Brookings Area Transit Authority bus storage facility to help improve safety and transit services. The project will include an office area, bus storage, restrooms, and a wash bay, providing much needed operation space. |
| SD | South Dakota Department of Transportation on behalf of RCPT, PHT, and PT | $1,276,628 | Low-No | The South Dakota Department of Transportation will receive funding to buy nine low-emission propane buses and conversion equipment for River Cities Public Transit, Prairies Hill Transit and People's Transit to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and provide maximum energy conservation. |
| TN | City of Knoxville | $3,645,000 | Low-No | Knoxville Area Transit will install overhead bus chargers at Knoxville Station to support battery-electric bus service allowing KAT to increase the number of battery-electric buses in their fleet. The overhead chargers will keep battery-electric buses in service for up to 15 consecutive hours without replacement by enabling 20-minute charging pitstops throughout the day. |
| TN | Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority | $5,000,000 | Bus | The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (WeGo) will receive funding to build the new Hickory Hollow Transit Center in Southeast Nashville. The project will contribute to redeveloping a former mall into a community services complex featuring convenient bus transfers, pedestrian and bike access, car and van pool pick-up. |
| TX | Brazos Transit District | $9,650,646 | Bus | The Brazos Transit District will receive funding to buy electric buses, vans and trolleys to replace older diesel-powered vehicles, charging equipment and develop a workforce training program with Texas A&M University. This project will ensure continued service reliability, maintain a state of good repair and, by improving air quality, advance environmental justice for the 21 counties the transit agency serves. |
| TX | City of Beaumont | $2,819,460 | Low-No | Beaumont Municipal Transit will receive funding to buy compressed natural gas buses to replace older buses that have exceeded their useful life. The buses will help improve safety and reliability as well as air quality. |
| TX | City of Brownsville | $4,738,886 | Low-No | Brownsville Metro will receive funding to buy hybrid electric buses to replace older diesel buses that have reached their useful life. The new vehicles will help bridge the gap to a future fully electric fleet and create a more reliable, environmentally friendly and sustainable transit service that will increase ridership. |
| TX | Conroe Connection Transit | $4,500,000 | Low-No | Conroe Connection Transit will receive funding to buy compressed natural gas buses for its Route 291 service, a park-and-ride commuter service to downtown Houston. The project will maintain service and improve reliability for residents in Conroe, located in southeast Texas. |
| TX | Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) | $103,000,000 | Low-No | Dallas Area Rapid Transit will receive funding to buy new compressed natural gas fuel buses to replace older buses. The project will further DART's mobility goals focused on the region's most disadvantaged communities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the region. |
| TX | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) | $40,402,548 | Low-No | The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) will receive funding to buy 40 compressed natural gas fuel buses, build a CNG fueling station, and modernize a bus maintenance facility as part of its transition to a zero-emission fleet. As METRO looks to an all-electric fleet of the future, it will maintain its bus replacement schedule while reducing carbon emissions with CNG vehicles. METRO has committed in its Climate Action Plan to the purchase of only zero emissions buses by 2030. |
| TX | Port Arthur Transit/City of Port Arthur | $5,001,700 | Low-No | Port Arthur Transit will receive funding to buy electric buses and charging equipment. PAT plans to expand service with a new bus line and transition to mostly electric service on all its routes, and the additional deployment will allow PAT to add a new mid-county route. |
| TX | San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority | $3,187,200 | Low-No | The San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (VIA Metropolitan Transit) will receive funding to buy 15 propane-fueled paratransit vehicles serving people with disabilities in San Antonio and 14 small municipalities. The agency will move forward to having the same fuel source for its entire fleet. |
| TX | Texas Department of Transportation on behalf of 29 rural transportation districts | $7,443,765 | Low-No | The Texas Department of Transportation will receive funding to buy 56 hybrid-electric and CNG cut-away transit vehicles replace aging transit vehicles for Texas's rural transit systems. The project will improve transit service and reliability, reduce fuel consumption and lower maintenance costs for critical transit services in rural areas across the state. |
| TX | The City of Waco (dba Waco Transit System, Inc) | $3,133,129 | Low-No | The City of Waco's Waco Transit System will receive funding to buy 4 battery-electric buses and install 4 chargers to replace aging diesel buses. The project will reduce carbon emissions in neighborhoods with high levels of diesel-based pollution while improving the reliability of transit service and helping residents access jobs, schools, and essential services. |
| UT | Utah Department of Transportation on behalf of Park City Transit | $7,393,183 | Bus | The Utah Department of Transportation will receive funding on behalf of Park City Transit to improve more than 72 bus stops, including rider amenities. The project will provide a safer, more appealing interface with riders, particularly in areas with historically disadvantaged communities as well as seasonal visitors. |
| UT | Utah Transit Authority | $17,055,353 | Low-No | The Utah Transit Authority will receive funding to buy low-emission compressed natural gas buses to replace older diesel buses on routes that serve disadvantaged communities. The project will help reduce the agency's carbon footprint and improve air quality. |
| VA | City of Alexandria | $23,984,700 | Low-No | The City of Alexandria's DASH transit system will receive funding to buy 13 battery-electric buses and charging equipment and perform utility upgrades. The project includes worker training to introduce new skills to the existing and future workforce to maintain the electric buses, charging infrastructure and associated technology. The buses will accerate DASH's transition to a 100% zero-emission fleet |
| VA | Loudoun County | $13,880,910 | Low-No | Loudoun County will receive funding to buy 37 compressed natural gas buses, build a fueling station and improve its maintenance facility, the first step in its 10-year net-zero energy strategy. The buses will anchor the agency's fleet and service the county's environmental justice communities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. |
| VA | Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads | $25,000,000 | Bus | The Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads will receive funding to replace the 39-year-old Parks Avenue Maintenance Facility to accommodate future zero-emission buses. The new Southside Bus Operating Facility will help the agency support and maintain its current fleet while preparing to support expanded regional transit service. |
| VA | Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) | $4,690,010 | Bus | The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation will receive funding to replace the oldest buses operated by 11 rural transit providers. The project includes the purchase of a few dozen replacement buses that are vital to reducing a backlog of adequate vehicles. |
| VT | Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) | $22,469,312 | Low-No | The Vermont Agency of Transportation will receive funding to buy electric buses and charging equipment to replace aging diesel buses for Green Mountain Transit in Burlington, the largest transit agency in Vermont. This project will build upon successful battery electric bus deployments and advance VTrans' commitment to transition the state's transit fleet to zero-emission vehicles by 2050. |
| WA | King County Metro Transit | $33,552,634 | Low-No | King County Metro Transit will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses and charging equipment and train workers to maintain the electric fleet. The project will convert 27 bus routes that serve areas with higher numbers of people of low income as well as expand Metro's apprenticeship program, including promoting transit careers for residents in underserved communities. |
| WA | Skagit Transit System | $5,000,000 | Bus | The Skagit Transit System will receive funding to rehabilitate its maintenance operations and administrative facility. The project will ensure the fleet state of good repair, expand service and support future system growth for STS to ensure residents can access jobs, education opportunities, social and medical services and food. |
| WA | Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Island Transit | $7,526,400 | Bus | The Washington State Department of Transportation will receive funding for the design, engineering and construction of the South Whidbey Transit Center, located in Island County. The new transit hub will include six bus bays, allowing the agency to expand zero-emission bus service and connect residents to ferry services, trails and businesses in South Whidbey Island. |
| WA | Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of 2 rural transit agencies | $3,303,600 | Bus | The Washington State Department of Transportation will receive funding to buy transit vehicles and a bus washing system for Grays Harbor Transit Authority and the Grant Transit Authority to replace aging buses. The project will help expand service and improve the quality and reliability of transit to over 175,000 rural Washington residents that need to access jobs and essential services. |
| WA | Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) | $9,644,865 | Low-No | The Whatcom Transportation Authority will receive funding to buy diesel-electric hybrid buses to replace older vehicles. The project will reduce diesel fuel consumption by 24 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 49 percent while improving service reliability for residents of Bellingham and neighboring towns and rural communities, including the Lummi Reservation, and the Nooksack Trust Lands. |
| WI | City of Beloit | $653,184 | Low-No | The Beloit Transit System will receive funding to buy a hybrid bus to replace an older diesel bus that has exceeded its useful life. This project will support service reliability and lower maintenance costs while also reducing emissions. |
| WI | City of Madison | $37,962,840 | Low-No | The City of Madison's Metro Transit will receive funding to buy battery-electric buses to replace older diesel buses and install charging equipment and solar panels to modernize its bus maintenance facility, as well as develop a workforce training program. The new buses will address a significant maintenance need and help Metro Transit better serve riders. |
| WY | Wyoming Department of Transportation on behalf of Teton Village | $945,178 | Low-No | The Wyoming Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Teton Village Association Improvement and Service District, will receive funding to buy zero-emission battery-electric buses and charging equipment to replace diesel buses that serve nearly half a million visitors and workers in and around Teton Village and resorts. The new buses will improve service and reliability and reduce maintenance costs. |
Last updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2024