Opportunity Information: Apply for FTA 2022 005 TRI SDBEPS
The FY21 Standards Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems (BEPS) opportunity is a discretionary Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding program aimed at creating national, interoperable standards that let transit buses serve as mobile power sources during emergencies. Using $1,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2021 funds, FTA is looking to support one or more projects that can lay the technical and practical groundwork for Bus Exportable Power Systems, meaning the equipment, interfaces, operating practices, and related requirements that allow power to be exported from bus fleet vehicles to support critical needs when the electric grid is disrupted. The central idea is resilience: during major outages caused by storms, wildfires, other natural disasters, or infrastructure failures, a transit agency could use buses (particularly battery-electric buses or other electrified platforms) as flexible power assets for communities, shelters, critical facilities, or other priority loads.
A core emphasis of the program is interoperability across manufacturers and systems. FTA is specifically seeking standards work that results in a common technology base and common applications so that BEPS solutions are not locked into a single vendor. In practice, this means developing national standards that different bus makers, charger makers, power electronics providers, and fleet operators can all align with, making it easier for agencies and states to adopt BEPS without facing incompatible hardware, inconsistent communications, or custom one-off engineering. The standards development is expected to happen in coordination with FTA, industry stakeholders, and technical partners, reflecting the reality that durable standards require broad agreement among transit agencies, OEMs, utilities, emergency management organizations, and standards bodies.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which usually signals that FTA expects to be actively involved during the project rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The total award ceiling is $1,000,000, and FTA anticipated up to three awards, suggesting the agency may fund multiple complementary efforts (for example, separate workstreams addressing technical interfaces, safety requirements, operational guidance, testing/verification methods, or communications protocols). The opportunity is listed under the transportation activity category and corresponds to CFDA number 20.531.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding higher education institutions); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses, along with other applicants as clarified in the opportunity’s eligibility section. This wide eligibility aligns with the program’s standards-focused goal, where the most credible applicants may include coalitions such as universities working with transit agencies, standards organizations partnering with manufacturers, nonprofit research groups, or industry-led consortia capable of convening stakeholders and producing consensus-based outputs.
Key administrative details include the opportunity number (FTA 2022 005 TRI SDBEPS), publication/creation date of April 12, 2022, and an original closing date of June 13, 2022. Overall, this program is about removing barriers to using buses as grid-support and emergency power resources by establishing shared national rules and specifications that make BEPS solutions safer, more consistent, and easier to deploy at scale across different fleets and regions.Apply for FTA 2022 005 TRI SDBEPS
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Transit Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY21 Standards Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.531.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 12, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 13, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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