Illinois transit systems are receiving $71 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) through the Low-No and Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Programs.

The Low-No Program will support the transition of the nation’s transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy-efficient transit vehicles by providing funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.

The Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program is to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing, or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.

Recipients of Low-No and Buses and Bus Facilities grants include:

• Chicago Transit Authority (CTA Electric Bus Program: Chicago Garage Electrification and Electric Bus Purchase): $28,836,080.
• Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (Connect Transit Zero-Emission Service Expansion and Neighborhood Access Project): $13,076,800.
• Decatur Public Transit System (Decatur Public Transit System Zero-Emission Fleet Transition): $16,840,000.
• Springfield Mass Transit District (Springfield Mass Transit District FY22 Low No and Buses and Bus Facilities Grant): $5,927,788.
• Rockford Mass Transit District (Battery Electric Bus Deployment with Charging Depot equipment and Hybrid Bus Procurements): $6.328,980.