The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced the awarding of millions of dollars through the FTA Bus and Low- and No-Emission Grant Awards, including $2,024,860 for the City of Jefferson (JeffTran) to be used to buy new hybrid buses which will replace older buses currently in use by the transit provider. Per the FTA release, $2 billion has been granted to 165 transit projects in 45 states and Washington, D.C. The funds will deliver 2,400 buses built with American parts and labor.
Funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program and the Low or No Emission Grant Program will help modernize America’s bus infrastructure, reduce traffic congestion, and help people travel more efficiently and affordably. These competitive grants will also create good-paying jobs in both rural and urban communities across the country.
FTA’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program supports capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, buy, or lease buses and related equipment and to rehabilitate, buy, build, or lease bus-related facilities. For FY 2025, approximately $400 million was available through this program.
FTA’s Low or No Emission Program awards funds on a competitive basis for transit agencies to buy or lease low-emission or zero-emission transit buses, along with related equipment and facilities. For FY 2025, approximately $1.1 billion was made available. The two programs combined created a funding opportunity totaling $1.5 billion for FY 2025.
View list of grants here.