FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: April 6, 2026
Archive date: June 3, 2026
Close date: May 11, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361747
Opportunity number: FTA-2026-006-TPM-FERRYRURAL
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: DOT - Federal Transit Administration
Agency code: DOT-FTA
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $0
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Transportation
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dot_fta
- category_of_funding_activity:transportation
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $454 million in competitive grants for the Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program. Eligible activities include capital projects to purchase, construct, replace, or rehabilitate ferries, terminals, related infrastructure and related equipment (including electric or low-emitting ferry vessels and related infrastructure), planning projects, and operating assistance.