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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FTA-2012-003-TPM-CLNF
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Feb 07, 2012
Creation Date:
Feb 07, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 05, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 05, 2012
Archive Date:
May 05, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
120
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$64,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$5,000,000
Award Floor:
$100,000
CFDA Number(s):
20.519
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Clean Fuels
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Designated recipients in maintenance or non-attainment areas for ozone or CO under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)), that are entities designated to receive Federal urbanized formula funds under 49 U.S.C. 5307. Tribes, States and Designated Recipients may submit consolidated proposals for projects in non-urbanized areas. FTA will also accept applications from direct recipients, Tribes, and State Departments of Transportation in attainment areas for projects that meet eligibility criteria under the Bus and Bus Facilities Program.
Agency Name
DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Description
FTA will make available approximately $51.5 million to fund projects from non-attainment or maintenance areas in achieving or maintaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and carbon monoxide (CO). Additionally, FTA is expanding the eligible applicant pool and may fund projects that meet the Clean Fuels Grant Program objectives in attainment areas using a portion of discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities Program resources that are available. Details contained in Federal Register Volume 77, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)] [Notices] [Pages 6178-6190] at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-07/pdf/2012-2752.pdf
Eligible Applicants:
Designated recipients in maintenance or non-attainment areas for ozone or CO under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)), that are entities designated to receive Federal urbanized formula funds under 49 U.S.C. 5307. Tribes, States and Designated Recipients may submit consolidated proposals for projects in non-urbanized areas. FTA will also accept applications from direct recipients, Tribes, and State Departments of Transportation in attainment areas for projects that meet eligibility criteria under the Bus and Bus Facilities Program.
Eligible Projects:
(1) Purchasing or leasing clean fuel buses, including buses that employ a lightweight composite primary structure and vans for use in revenue service;
(2) Constructing or leasing clean fuel bus facilities or electrical recharging facilities and related equipment for such buses; or
(3) Projects relating to clean fuel, biodiesel, hybrid electric, or zero emissions technology buses that exhibit equivalent or superior emissions reductions to existing clean fuel or hybrid electric technologies.
Funds made available under this program cannot be used to fund operating expenses or preventive maintenance; to purchase or lease of non-revenue vehicles; or to reimburse projects that have incurred prior eligible expenses without a Letter of No Prejudice (LONP) issued by FTA for the project before the costs are incurred.
