FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Competitive Programs
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 Pr...
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Email: Matt Lange, Office of Program Management, at
FTAFerryPrograms@dot.gov;
or phone: (202) 366-2053.
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.
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91 FR 17671
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“FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Competitive Programs,” thefederalregister.org (April 7, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-06680/fy-2026-competitive-funding-opportunity-passenger-ferry-program-electric-or-low-emitting-ferry-pilot-program-and-ferry-s.