Fiscal Year 2025 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Buses and Bus Facilities Program
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a competitive funding opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2025 under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program, offering approximately $398 million in grants. This program aims to finance capital projects related to buses and bus facilities, including the replacement, rehabilitation, purchase, or leasing of buses and related equipment, as well as the construction or leasing of bus-related facilities. The funding is crucial for enhancing public transportation infrastructure, particularly for designated recipients, states, local governmental entities, and Indian tribes involved in fixed route bus services. Proposals must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on July 14, 2025, with the expected number of awards being around 50. For further inquiries, applicants can contact the FTA Office of Program Management at FTALowNoBusNOFO@dot.gov.
Eligible Applicants
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.