West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) announced the availability of approximately $1.47 billion in competitive grant funds available to help modernize bus fleets and facilities across the country, including in Palm Beach County. This new funding will help support good-paying jobs and help reduce carbon emissions, leading to cleaner air, healthier communities, and better transportation.

“The transition to a clean energy future is about ensuring our children and grandchildren grow up in a world with clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and beautiful nature to enjoy,” said Rep. Frankel. “These new grants will help local transit authorities, like our very own Palm Tran, expand their electric bus fleets, creating more sustainable transportation options for our community.”

This is the first Federal Transit Administration (FTA) competitive grant opportunity to be announced through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program makes funding available to help transit agencies purchase or lease U.S.-built low or no emission vehicles that use advanced technologies, including related equipment or facilities, for transit revenue operations. The Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program makes funding available to help transit agencies purchase and rehabilitate buses, vans, and related equipment, and build bus facilities.

Click here for additional information from the FTA.

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