[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12071-12072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05464]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Fiscal Year 2017 Low or No Emission Grant Program Project
Selections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of project selections; Low or No Emission Grants Program
announcement of project selections.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects with Fiscal
Year (FY) 2017 appropriations for the Low or No Emission Grants Program
(Low-No Program). Federal transit law authorized $55 million for
competitive allocations in FY 2017. On April 27, 2017, FTA published a
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $55
million in competitive funding under the Low-No Program. These program
funds will provide financial assistance to purchase or lease low or no
emission vehicles that use advanced technologies, including related
equipment or facilities, for transit revenue operations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional Office for information regarding applying
for the funds or program-specific information. A list of Regional
Offices can be found at www.fta.dot.gov. Unsuccessful applicants may
contact Tara Clark, Office of Program Management at (202) 366-2623,
email: [email protected], to arrange a proposal debriefing within 30
days of this announcement. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-8339 (TDD/
FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the NOFO (82 FR 19447), FTA
received 128 proposals from 40 states requesting $515 million in
Federal funds. Project proposals were evaluated based on each
applicant's responsiveness to the program evaluation criteria outlined
in the NOFO. FTA is funding 51 projects as shown in Table 1 for a total
of $55 million, as authorized by Section 5339(c) of Title 49, United
States Code.
Recipients selected for competitive funding should work with their
FTA Regional Office to submit a grant application in FTA's Transit
Award Management System (TrAMs) for the projects identified in the
attached table to quickly obligate funds. Grant applications must only
include eligible activities applied for in the original project
application. Funds must be used consistent with the competitive
proposal and for the eligible capital purposes established in the NOFO
and described in the FTA Circular 5100.1.
In cases where the allocation amount is less than the proposer's
total requested amount, recipients are required to fund the scalable
project option as described the application. If the award amount does
not correspond to the scalable option, for example due to a cap on the
award amount, the recipient should work with the Regional Office to
reduce scope or scale the project such that a complete phase or project
is accomplished.
A discretionary project identification number has been assigned to
each project for tracking purposes and must be used in the TrAMs
application. Selected projects are eligible to incur costs under pre-
award authority no earlier than the date successful projects were first
publicly announced, September 15, 2017. Pre-award authority does not
guarantee that project expenses incurred prior to the award of a grant
will be eligible for reimbursement, as eligibility for reimbursement is
contingent upon other requirements, such as planning and environmental
requirements, having been met. For more about FTA's policy on pre-award
authority, please see the FTA Fiscal Year 2017 Apportionments,
Allocations, and Program Information and Interim Guidance found in 82
FR 6692 (January 19, 2017). Post-award reporting requirements include
submission of the Federal Financial Report and Milestone Progress
Reports in TrAMs as appropriate (see FTA.C.5010.1E). Recipients must
comply with all applicable Federal statutes, regulations, executive
orders, FTA circulars, and other Federal requirements in carrying out
the project supported by the FTA grant. Selected projects that include
partnerships have satisfied the competitive procurement requirement
through the competitive selection process. FTA emphasizes that all
other recipients must follow all third-party procurement guidance as
authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5325(a) and described in FTA.C.4220.1F. Funds
are available for a period of 3 years. Accordingly, funds allocated in
this announcement must be obligated in a grant by September 30, 2020.
K. Jane Williams,
Acting Administrator.
Table 1--FY 17 Low or No Emission Project Selections
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State Recipient Project ID Project description Allocation
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AK................ Alaska Department of D2017-LWNO-001 Purchase battery- $408,130
Transportation & electric buses,
Public Facilities. associated charging
infrastructure and a
back-up generator.
AL................ Alabama A&M University. D2017-LWNO-002 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
electric buses and a
charging station.
CA................ City of Fairfield...... D2017-LWNO-003 Purchase battery- 1,225,000
electric buses and
charging
infrastructure.
CA................ City of Los Angeles, D2017-LWNO-004 Purchase battery- 1,225,000
Department of electric buses with a
Transportation. capitalized lease for
the battery, and
install charging
stations.
CA................ Napa Valley D2017-LWNO-005 Purchase battery- 1,092,250
Transportation electric buses and
Authority. depot chargers.
CA................ Redding Area Bus D2017-LWNO-006 Purchase battery- 746,456
Authority. electric buses,
charging and
maintenance
equipment, and
conduct staff
training.
CA................ Antelope Valley Transit D2017-LWNO-007 Purchase battery- 705,347
Authority. electric buses and
depot chargers.
CO................ State of Colorado D2017-LWNO-008 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Department of electric buses for
Transportation. three rural transit
operators.
CT................ Greater Bridgeport D2017-LWNO-009 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Transit Authority. electric buses, depot
chargers, and conduct
staff training.
DE................ Delaware Transit D2017-LWNO-010 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
Corporation. electric buses and on-
route/depot charging
equipment.
FL................ City of Gainesville.... D2017-LWNO-011 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
electric buses and
depot chargers.
FL................ Pinellas Suncoast D2017-LWNO-012 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
Transit Authority. electric buses and on-
route/depot chargers.
FL................ The Jacksonville D2017-LWNO-013 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
Transportation electric buses and
Authority. chargers.
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FL................ County of Broward...... D2017-LWNO-014 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
electric buses and
depot chargers.
FL................ City of Tallahassee.... D2017-LWNO-015 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
electric buses and on-
route chargers.
GA................ Georgia Department of D2017-LWNO-016 Purchase battery- 1,750,000
Transportation. electric buses and
charging
infrastructure.
HI................ City and County of D2017-LWNO-017 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Honolulu. electric buses and
depot chargers.
IA................ Des Moines Area D2017-LWNO-018 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Regional Transit electric buses and
Authority (DART). charging
infrastructure.
ID................ Mountain Rides D2017-LWNO-019 Purchase battery- 500,000
Transportation electric buses and
Authority. fast charging station.
IL................ Bloomington-Normal D2017-LWNO-020 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Public Transit System. electric buses and
install solar panels
to support charging
infrastructure.
IL................ Champaign-Urbana Mass D2017-LWNO-021 Purchase hydrogen fuel- 1,450,000
Transit. cell electric
articulated buses and
hydrogen fueling
infrastructure.
IN................ Indianapolis Public D2017-LWNO-022 Upgrade electrical 1,450,000
Transportation infrastructure at
Corporation. operations facility
to charge electric
buses.
KY................ Transit Authority of D2017-LWNO-023 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
Lexington (Lextran). electric buses and
two on-route charging
stations.
LA................ Capital Area Transit D2017-LWNO-024 Purchase battery- 500,000
System. electric buses, depot
chargers and on route
fast charger.
LA................ Lafayette City-Parish D2017-LWNO-025 Purchase electric 500,000
Consolidated buses and overnight
Government. charging stations.
MA................ Massachusetts D2017-LWNO-026 Purchase battery- 1,200,000
Department of electric buses and an
Transportation. energy storage system.
MD................ Montgomery County D2017-LWNO-027 Purchase battery- 1,750,000
Maryland. electric buses and
depot chargers.
MI................ Mass Transportation D2017-LWNO-028 Purchase battery- 500,000
Authority (Flint). electric buses and
charging stations.
MN................ Metropolitan Council/ D2017-LWNO-029 Purchase battery- 1,750,000
Metro Transit. electric buses and
charging equipment.
MO................ Bi-State Development D2017-LWNO-030 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Agency. electric buses and
charging equipment.
MT................ Missoula Urban D2017-LWNO-031 Purchase battery- 500,000
Transportation electric buses and
District. depot chargers.
NC................ City of Asheville...... D2017-LWNO-032 Purchase battery- 633,333
electric buses and
chargers.
NE................ City of Lincoln, D2017-LWNO-033 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Nebraska. electric buses and
charging stations.
NJ................ New Jersey Transit..... D2017-LWNO-034 Purchase battery- 500,000
electric buses,
charging equipment
and conduct staff
training.
NM................ City of Las Cruces..... D2017-LWNO-035 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
electric buses, depot
chargers, and upgrade
a maintenance
facility.
NV................ Tahoe Transportation D2017-LWNO-036 Purchase one battery- 850,000
District. electric bus.
NY................ Rochester Genesee D2017-LWNO-037 Purchase electric 1,000,000
Regional buses, related
Transportation maintenance
Authority. equipment, and a
charging system.
OH................ Stark Area Regional D2017-LWNO-038 Purchase hydrogen fuel- 1,750,000
Transit Authority. cell buses.
OK................ Central Oklahoma D2017-LWNO-039 Purchase battery- 797,550
Transportation and electric buses and
Parking Authority. charging equipment,
and conduct staff
training.
OR................ Oregon Department of D2017-LWNO-040 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Transportation. electric buses, depot
chargers, and conduct
staff training.
PA................ Port Authority of D2017-LWNO-041 Purchase battery- 500,000
Allegheny County. electric buses,
charging stations,
and associated
training.
SC................ South Carolina D2017-LWNO-042 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Department of electric buses and
Transportation. depot chargers.
SC................ Greenville Transit D2017-LWNO-043 Purchase battery- 1,450,000
Authority. electric buses and
chargers.
TN................ Nashville Metropolitan D2017-LWNO-044 Purchase battery- 500,000
Transit Authority. electric buses and
conduct staff
training.
TX................ City of Lubbock/Citibus D2017-LWNO-045 Purchase battery- 1,750,000
electric buses and on-
route/depot charging
equipment.
TX................ VIA Metropolitan D2017-LWNO-046 Purchase battery- 1,750,000
Transit. electric buses,
charging equipment,
and conduct staff
training.
UT................ Utah Department of D2017-LWNO-047 Purchase battery- 500,000
Transportation. electric buses and
depot chargers.
VA................ Transportation District D2017-LWNO-048 Purchase battery- 500,000
Commission of Hampton electric buses and
Roads. charging equipment.
VT................ Vermont Agency of D2017-LWNO-049 Purchase battery- 480,000
Transportation. electric buses.
WA................ Kitsap County Public D2017-LWNO-050 Purchase battery- 1,000,000
Transportation Benefit electric buses and
Area Authority. charging
infrastructure.
WI................ City of Madison........ D2017-LWNO-051 Purchase battery- 1,278,950
electric buses, depot
chargers, and conduct
staff training.
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