FTA Offers $1.5B for Cleaner Buses and Facilities in 2025
Published Date: 5/15/2025
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The Federal Transit Administration is offering $1.5 billion in grants for 2025 to help transit agencies buy cleaner buses and improve bus facilities. This means cities and towns can upgrade their bus fleets to be greener and better for riders. Applications open soon, so transit groups should get ready to grab this funding and make their buses shine!
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$1.5B for Cleaner Buses and Facilities
The Federal Transit Administration is offering $1.5 billion in competitive grants for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. Transit agencies can apply to use this funding to buy cleaner buses and improve bus facilities, which can make buses greener and better for riders.
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