UT-2026-015
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Application purpose: The purpose of this grant award is to provide funding for the purchase of ten battery electric transit buses (BEBs) and for the purchase and installation of three electric vehicle supply equipment.
Activities performed:
1. Purchase of five battery-electric replacement buses.
2. Purchase of five battery-electric expansion buses.
3. Purchase and installation of two pedestal-style chargers and one pantograph charger for on-route charging.
4. Workforce development.
5. Project management.
Expected outcomes: Improved access and mobility for all riders with consistent efficient and reliable transportation services with improved service frequency and reliability across High Valley Transit's routes and extending service into Wasatch County where there had previously been no transit service options.
Intended beneficiaries: Residents and visitors of Summit and Wasatch Counties, Utah.
Subrecipient activities: High Valley Transit is the subrecipient and will perform the scope of work included in this grant award.
Activities performed:
1. Purchase of five battery-electric replacement buses.
2. Purchase of five battery-electric expansion buses.
3. Purchase and installation of two pedestal-style chargers and one pantograph charger for on-route charging.
4. Workforce development.
5. Project management.
Expected outcomes: Improved access and mobility for all riders with consistent efficient and reliable transportation services with improved service frequency and reliability across High Valley Transit's routes and extending service into Wasatch County where there had previously been no transit service options.
Intended beneficiaries: Residents and visitors of Summit and Wasatch Counties, Utah.
Subrecipient activities: High Valley Transit is the subrecipient and will perform the scope of work included in this grant award.
Funding Goals
THE LOW-NO PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF ZERO-EMISSION AND LOW-EMISSION TRANSIT BUSES INCLUDING ACQUISITION CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING OF REQUIRED SUPPORTING FACILITIES SUCH AS RECHARGING REFUELING AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Utah
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Utah Department Of Transportation was awarded
Electric Transit Bus Grant for Improved Service in Utah
Project Grant UT-2026-015
worth $16,275,560
from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in July 2026 with work to be completed primarily in Utah United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 2 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs.
$2,762,135 (15.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Low- or No-Emission Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/27/26
Period of Performance
7/24/26
Start Date
9/30/27
End Date
Funding Split
$16.3M
Federal Obligation
$2.8M
Non-Federal Obligation
$19.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
UT-2026-015
SAI Number
UT-2026-015-00-20.526
Award ID URI
SAI NOT AVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
6982SY REGION 8 DOT FTA
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
ER8VS3TR52T8
Awardee CAGE
4ANS0
Performance District
UT-90
Senators
Mike Lee
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Modified: 7/27/26