FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Competitive Programs

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title: "FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Competitive Programs"
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section_name: "FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program, and Ferry Service for Rural Communities Competitive Programs"
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fr_citation: "91 FR 17671"
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publication_date: "2026-04-07"
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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

**AGENCY:**

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 *[email protected];* 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.

Jamie Pfister,

Acting Executive Director.