The Federal Transit Administration is offering the Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program (LoNo-CAP) grant, providing $3 million for assessing low or no emission components for transit buses. This grant aims to support qualified institutions of higher education in testing, evaluating, and analyzing LoNo components. Funding will cover 50% of assessment fees, up to $3 million annually, as part of the program authorized by the FAST Act. Institutions selected will receive funding from FY16-FY20 without further competition. Proposals for this opportunity (FTA-2016-008-TRI-LoNoCAP) must be submitted electronically on Grants.gov by November 28, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 289261
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FTA-2016-008-TRI-LONO-CAP |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program (LoNo-CAP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.514 — Public Transportation Research, Technical Assistance, and Training |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 28, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 28, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | As specified in Section 5312(h), FTA will consider proposals only from “institutions of higher education” as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). Eligible institution(s) of higher education must have capacity to carry out transportation-related advanced component testing and evaluation, with laboratories capable of testing and evaluation, and direct access to or a partnership with a testing facility capable of emulating real-world circumstances in order to test low or no emission components. FTA may select one institution that is able to test all LoNo components, or it may select a small number of individual institutions, or a consortium of complementary institutions, each specializing in testing different LoNo components. The facility operated and maintained under the Section 5318 FTA Bus Testing Program is not eligible for LoNo-CAP. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT/Federal Transit Administration |
| Description: | The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $3 million of fiscal year (FY) 2016 funding for qualified institutions of higher education to conduct testing, evaluation, and analysis of low or no emission (LoNo) components intended for use in LoNo transit buses used to provide public transportation. FTA is authorized by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to pay 50 percent of the established assessment fees, up to $3.0 million annually. The FAST Act authorizes a total of $15.0 million at $3.0 million per year starting in FY 2016 through FY2020 to carry out the Low and No Emission Component Assessment Program (LoNo-CAP). Funds awarded under the LoNo-CAP program will be used to reimburse the cost of assessing eligible LoNo components. FTA intends to competitively select at least one qualified institution of higher education to evaluate and report on LoNo components. Subject to future appropriations, the selected institution(s) will be eligible for a combined total of up to $3 million of LoNo-CAP funding per year from FY16-FY20, without further competition. Synopses and the full announcement with additional details are posted on Grants.gov site as opportunity FTA-2016-008-TRI-LoNoCAP. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov website by midnight Eastern Time on 11/28/2016. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Marcel Belanger
LoNo-CAP Program Manager Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation (TRI) (202) 366-0725 Email:LoNo-CAP@dot.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 289261 Full Announcement-FTA-2016-008-TRI-LoNoCAP -> LoNoCAP2016.pdf
Folder 289261 Full Announcement-FTA-2016-008-TRI-LoNoCAP -> FRN_2016-23504.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Marcel Belanger LoNo-CAP Program Manager Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation (TRI) (202) 366-0725 Email: LoNo-CAP@dot.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.514 | FTA-2016-008-TRI-LONO-CAP | Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program (LoNo-CAP) | PKG00228358 | Sep 29, 2016 | Nov 28, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
289261 SF424_Mandatory_1_2-1.2.pdf
289261 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
289261 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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