July 27, 2024. The Transport Project (TTP) announced that over $105 million has been awarded by the Biden administration to compressed natural gas (CNG) bus transit projects across the United States. Another $238 million went to transit agencies for hydrogen bus and related infrastructure projects.
The funding is part of a larger announcement made by the Federal Transit Administration’s Low- and No-Emission Grant Award and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities competitive programs for Fiscal Year 2024.
Of notable CNG bus awards, Sun Metro Transit in El Paso, TX will receive $30.6 million, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) in Orlando, FL will receive $27.6 million, the Sangamon Mass Transit District in Illinois will receive $8.9 million, Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (CCRTA) in Texas will receive $5.88 million, the City of Greeley, Colorado will receive $3.5 million, and the University of New Hampshire will receive $2.7 million to replace diesel-powered buses with compressed natural gas buses for its Wildcat Transit service. The funding is for new CNG buses, fueling infrastructure, and associated maintenance facility improvements.
Funding natural gas transit maximizes the opportunity to deploy more transit buses thereby increasing ridership opportunities and accelerating the retirement of older more polluting buses.