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FY 2025 Bus Safety and Accessibility Research Competitive Program

Federal funding opportunity FTA-2025-003-TRI from DOT - Federal Transit Administration (Department of Transportation).

Posted
November 18, 2024
Closed
January 17, 2025
Award ceiling
$10,000,000
Award floor
$10,000,000
Program funding
$10,000,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
20.530
Category
Transportation
Archives
February 16, 2025

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.530 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$43.4M
FY2025 obligated
$15.7M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$13.5M
Awards in window
121

Top recipients: National Academy of Sciences, Regents of the University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc., Calstart, Inc., Auburn University

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $10 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 for projects that enhance mobility innovation for transit under the Public Transportation Innovation Program (49 U.S.C. 5312). The strategic goal for this program is to make existing and new buses safer for their operators and vulnerable road users, and safer and more accessible for their passengers. The Bus Safety and Accessibility Research Program seeks proposals to research standard bus designs, safety innovations and systems, and bus compartments that support these safety and accessibility goals. Additionally, this NOFO will require the development of detailed design specifications and production of a prototype that is available through a retrofit on existing buses and for installation in new buses.


NOTICE: The November 18 Federal Register Notice contains errors regarding requirements and forms for applicants. For complete application information, see the Bus Safety NOFO required application materials.pdf in the "related documents" folder.


Who can apply

Providers of public transportation.

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Agency contact: Walt Mokey Transportation Program Specialist · [email protected] · 202-366-1013

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