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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2025

FTA Launches $1.5B Grant Initiative to Expand, Modernize Public Transit

This year’s Notice of Funding Opportunity brings notable changes to the grant qualification process.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2024

GILLIG Partners with 48 FTA Low-No Emissions Grantees

The partnerships represent 65% of all awards designated for heavy-duty transit vehicles, highlighting GILLIG's pivotal role in advancing clean-energy public transit solutions.

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Articlesby Alex RomanMay 20, 2024

Funding, ZEBs, and More with STV's Kelly

METRO had the chance to speak with STV's president/CEO for its 2024 Consultant's Roundtable.

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Newsby Alex RomanFebruary 8, 2024

FTA Makes $1.5B in ZEBs Funding Available, Releases 'Dear Colleague' Letter

FTA's bus funding represents the third bus grant package since President Biden signed BIL, which has invested more than $3.3 billion in American transit buses and the infrastructure that supports them.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 7, 2024

APTA, FTA, and Others to Take Part in White House Clean Bus Summit

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, invests $5.6 billion to support the purchase of cleaner American-made transit buses, train the transit workforce, and upgrade fueling and maintenance infrastructure.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 18, 2023

Biden Administration Marks 2nd Anniversary of IIJA

To date, the Administration has announced nearly $400 billion in IIJA funding, including over 40,000 specific projects and awards, across over 4,500 communities in all 50 states, D.C., the territories, and for Tribes.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffAugust 4, 2023

North Carolina's CATS Celebrates $30M BEB Grant

The grant funds are provided through the FTA’s competitive 2023 Low or No Emission and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program, which is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 16, 2023

Report Examines FTA ZEB Funding Programs

The Transportation for America report finds that higher demand for zero-emission grants significantly lowered the probability of accessing zero-emission project funds.

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NewsAugust 5, 2021

GILLIG Announces 2021 Low-No Grant Awards

The Low-No Program helps fund the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and supporting facilities that use advanced technologies.

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NewsMarch 23, 2021

GreenPower to Deploy 4 Wirelessly Charged EV Stars in Washington

The purchase order from Grant Transit Authority represents the first EV stars to include Momentum Dynamics’ wireless charging system.

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