Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorization to apply for the Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program - Authorization to submit an application in partnership with the National Park Service to the FTA Low or No Emission Grant Program for ten (10) battery-electric buses and twenty-four (24) Level 3 electric chargers for an estimated amount of $15 million (Resolution No. 2025-45 required), and an application to the FTA Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program for the development of a parking structure on Transit property near the Transit Center for an estimated amount of $15 million (Resolution No. 2025-46 required).
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Deadline for Action: 6/16/2025
Submitting Department: Administration - Transit Division
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Angelina DeRossett, Transit Manager, Angelina.DeRossett@Visalia.City, (559)713-4591;John Lollis, Assistant City Manager, John.Lollis@Visalia.City, (559)713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Authorize staff to submit an application in partnership with the National Park Service to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission Grant Program for ten (10) battery-electric buses and twenty-four (24) Level 3 electric chargers for an estimated amount of $15 million (Resolution No. 2025-45 required), and an application to the FTA Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program for the development of a parking structure on Transit property near the Transit Center for an estimated amount of $15 million (Resolution No. 2025-46 required).
Summary:
On May 14, 2025, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the opportunity to apply for $1.1 billion in competitive grants for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Low or No Emission Grant Program (Low-No Program) and approximately $398 million in competitive grants for the FY 2025 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (Bus Program). Eligible applicants are states (inc...
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