Closed · FTA-2026-005-TPM-FERRY · CFDA 20.532 · Discretionary

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Transit Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
May 11, 2026
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered Varies by applicant across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
20.532
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 11, 2026. CFDA 20.532 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 11, 2026

Posted Apr 6 Closes May 11

Est. Total Funding

$105,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $105 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Passenger Ferry Program. Passenger Ferry funds will be awarded competitively for any purpose eligible under 49 U.S.C. 5307(h) for capital projects to support passenger ferry systems in urbanized areas, such as ferry vessels, terminals, and related infrastructure.

Multi-door applicant board · 5 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 5 distinct applicant types for FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pass… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Federally recognized tribal governments; +1 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). 27 other DOT - Federal Transit Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 197).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Matt Lange

What to do next

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Pass… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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