Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2021 008 TPM BUS
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), within the U.S. Department of Transportation, opened a discretionary, competitive grant round for Fiscal Year 2021 under the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (CFDA 20.526). The opportunity is intended to help transit providers and public entities purchase buses and related equipment, and to build, upgrade, or improve bus facilities that support public transportation service. The total funding available is about $409.59 million for FY 2021, aimed at a broad set of bus capital needs such as fleet replacement or expansion, modernization of maintenance and storage facilities, and investments that improve the reliability, safety, and capacity of bus operations.
This funding opportunity is listed on Grants.gov under opportunity number FTA-2021-008-BUS (also shown as FTA 2021 008 TPM BUS). Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, with a deadline of 11:59 PM Eastern Time on November 19, 2021. The notice indicates the FTA planned to publish both a synopsis and the full announcement on Grants.gov, which is where applicants would find the detailed program requirements, selection criteria, and instructions for preparing and submitting a proposal.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The eligibility listing also includes an "others (see text)" category, indicating that additional eligible entities may be allowed depending on the specific clarifications and definitions provided in the full announcement (for example, certain public transit authorities or other public bodies, as is common in FTA programs, though applicants would need to confirm eligibility in the posted guidance). The FTA anticipated making roughly 125 awards under this competition. The posted award ceiling is $40,590,000, signaling that while many awards may be smaller, the program allows for large, high-impact projects when justified and competitive.
Overall, this opportunity functions as a one-time competitive solicitation for FY 2021 bus-related capital projects, where applicants propose specific investments in buses, bus facilities, and bus equipment and compete for federal funding based on the criteria laid out in the full notice. The key takeaways are the sizable national funding pot (about $409.59 million), the focus on tangible bus system improvements, broad public-sector eligibility, an estimated 125 awards, and a firm electronic submission deadline through Grants.gov.Apply for FTA 2021 008 TPM BUS
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity; Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities 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 Sep 20, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 19, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $40,590,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 125 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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