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FY26 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Notice of Funding Opportunity

DOT - Federal Transit Administration · Opportunity FTA-2026-004-TRI

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Public and State institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Individuals
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others

To be eligible, applicants must have sufficient legal, financial, and technical capabilities to receive and administer Federal funds under this program. Teams must include a TVM in a prominent role.

About this opportunity

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for competitive awards totaling up to $10 million in Public Transportation Innovation Program (49 U.S.C. 5312) funds for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Research Program under Assistance Listing Number 20.530. As required by Federal public transportation law, funds will be awarded competitively to up to two projects to develop and prototype innovative and widely deployable concepts that are intended to make existing and new buses safer for their operators and vulnerable road users, and safer and more accessible for their passengers.

Award history — Public Transportation Innovation (Assistance Listing 20.530)

This program made 2 new awards in FY2025.

New awards recorded on USAspending.gov under the federal program that funds this opportunity. FY2025 figures may still be incomplete. DOT - Federal Transit Administration does not publish how many applications it receives, so a true success rate cannot be computed for this program — no one can honestly sell you that number.

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