Cleveland Reporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On June 26, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $29.3 million in federal funding to Ohio to help local transit agencies buy low or no-emissions buses, train workers, and begin the decarbonization transition for major transit systems. 

The Ohio Department of Transportation will receive $29,331,665 via the Department of Transportation’s Low or No Emission grant program, with that funding divided among 10 subrecipient transit agencies in the state, including the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA). From this grant, GCRTA will receive $3,266,262.63 in funding, which will be used to purchase buses powered by compressed natural gas. 

“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering funding and clean transit to Ohio,” said Congresswoman Shontel Brown. “I am proud to announce that $29.3 million dollars in federal funding for low-emissions buses is coming to Ohio, with more than $3.2 million going to GCRTA. Green buses and low-emissions transit are essential to a better future for all, especially riders and communities that rely on public transit. This is not the first time we have seen the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law deliver for us and it will not be the last. I will continue to work with the White House and local partners to bring more federal resources to Northeast Ohio.”  

This bus grant package is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which has now invested more than $3.3 billion in American transit buses and the infrastructure that supports them. See all Fiscal Year 2023 projects here (grant list, data visualization tool). 

The grants were competitive. There were five times as many requests for funding than was available. In total, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced nearly $1.7 billion for transit projects in 46 states, territories, and D.C. during the round of funding. 

Original source can be found here.