FY26 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Notice of Funding Opportunity
- Posted
- July 29, 2026
- Closed
- September 28, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $10,000,000
- Program funding
- $10,000,000
- Expected awards
- 2
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 20.530
- Category
- Transportation
- Archives
- October 28, 2026
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 →
Synopsis
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.
Who can apply
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- State governments
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Individuals
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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.
The official record
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