Federal Transit Administration Grant for Transit System Energy and Emission Reduction

The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2010 (Pub. L. 111-68), appropriated $75
million for grants to public transit agencies for capital investments that will reduce the energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions of their public transportation systems, referred to as the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program. $100 million was previously provided for TIGGER in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and awarded by FTA.

There are two eligible purposes for TIGGER grants: (1) For capital investments that will assist in reducing the energy consumption of a transit system; or (2) for capital investments that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions of a public transportation system. Project proposals may be submitted under either or both categories; however only one project may be submitted under a single proposal. FTA has established a range of funding that will be considered for approval.
Each submitted project must request a minimum of $1,000,000 and must
not exceed a maximum of $25,000,000. Applications for projects less
than $1,000,000 may be applied for if they are part of a consolidated
proposal submitted by the State Department of Transportation (State
DOT) that, in total, meets or exceeds the $1,000,000 threshold. FTA may
decide to provide only partial funding for certain proposals to maximize the impact of this program. FTA encourages applicants with projects that are not technologically innovative, or which do not meet these funding thresholds, to apply under the Bus and Bus Facilities or Clean Fuels programs, which have simpler application criteria on the Grants.Gov site immediately to ensure completion of registration before the deadline for submission. FTA will announce grant selections in the Federal Register when the competitive selection process is complete.

The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2010 (Pub. L. 111-68), appropriated $75
million for grants to public transit agencies for capital investments that will reduce the energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions of their public transportation systems, referred to as the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program. $100 million was previously provided for TIGGER in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and awarded by FTA.

There are two eligible purposes for TIGGER grants: (1) For capital investments that will assist in reducing the energy consumption of a transit system; or (2) for capital investments that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions of a public transportation system. Project proposals may be submitted under either or both categories; however only one project may be submitted under a single proposal. FTA has established a range of funding that will be considered for approval.
Each submitted project must request a minimum of $1,000,000 and must
not exceed a maximum of $25,000,000. Applications for projects less
than $1,000,000 may be applied for if they are part of a consolidated
proposal submitted by the State Department of Transportation (State
DOT) that, in total, meets or exceeds the $1,000,000 threshold. FTA may
decide to provide only partial funding for certain proposals to maximize the impact of this program. FTA encourages applicants with projects that are not technologically innovative, or which do not meet these funding thresholds, to apply under the Bus and Bus Facilities or Clean Fuels programs, which have simpler application criteria on the Grants.Gov site immediately to ensure completion of registration before the deadline for submission. FTA will announce grant selections in the Federal Register when the competitive selection process is complete.