City of Fairfield Awarded $12M Grant for Transit Electrification

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced their FY22 Bus and Low- and No- Emission Grant Awards and the City of Fairfield was awarded $12,016,400 for transit electrification, the full amount that was requested. The City was one of 150 transit agencies across the United States (19 agencies in California) to be awarded this funding.  

The grant award covers the purchase of five GILLIG battery electric buses, three ABB chargers, infrastructure upgrades, vehicle maintenance facility upgrades, and workforce development. Along with the other state and local funds, this award provides enough funding for the first phase of transit electrification.

The California Air Resources Board adopted an Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation requiring all buses to be zero emission by 2040. Fairfield-Suisun Transit (FAST) has chosen to meet this mandate through electrification of its fleet. This competitive federal award is critical funding that will allow FAST to timely begin electrification infrastructure and maintenance upgrades at the City’s Corporation Yard.            

Congratulations to the dedicated staff that competed for the grant funding!