AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
SUMMARY:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $657 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Passenger Ferry Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program.
DATES:
Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the
GRANTS.GOV
“APPLY” function by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time May 11, 2026.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The full text of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) can be found on FTA's website at
https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/notices
and in the “FIND” module of GRANTS.GOV. The funding opportunity IDs are FTA-2026-005-TPM-Ferry, FTA-2026-007-TPM-FERRYPILOT, and FTA-2026-006-TPM-FerryRural. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.
Jamie Pfister,
Acting Executive Director.
4 comments have been received at Regulations.gov.
Agencies review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, certain submissions (or portions thereof). Submitted comments may not be available to be read until the agency has approved them.