Closed · FTA-2026-004-TRI · CFDA 20.530 · Discretionary

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

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

up to $10M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 28, 2026
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

FY26 Bus Safety, Accessibility, and Innovation Notice of Funding Opportunity is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered Up to $10,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.

up to $10M
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
20.530
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on September 28, 2026. CFDA 20.530 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $10,000,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 28, 2026

Posted Jul 29 Closes Sep 28

Est. Total Funding

$10,000,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

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.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for FY26 Bus Safety includes a for-profit door among 11 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +7 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Inside DOT - Federal Transit Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 21
Individuals
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

View on Grants.gov

Agency Contact

Marcel Belanger

What to do next

FY26 Bus Safety is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants