Support the planning design procurement project administration construction of a public liquid hydrogen fueling station located at sunline transit agencys indio facility 83255 US highway 111 indio…

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Sunline Transit Agency $3,350,251 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 16, 2025, to support the planning, design, procurement, and construction of a public liquid hydrogen fueling station at the agency's facility in Indio, California. The award, obligated through a flexible transfer of Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds to FTA Section 5307, will finance capital costs including site planning and environmental review, final engineering and safety design, equipment procurement, construction and infrastructure installation, equipment testing and commissioning, and project administration through January 31, 2028.

The hydrogen fueling station will support Sunline Transit Agency's zero-emission transit fleet and serve other eligible public users, directly advancing the Federal Highway Administration's Carbon Reduction Program goals. Key deliverables include completion of the fueling infrastructure with associated safety systems, workforce development and community outreach programming, and operational launch with emissions monitoring capabilities. The project is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve regional air quality, expand access to clean fuel in disadvantaged and low-income communities, and generate local job creation during construction and ongoing station operations.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to support the planning design procurement project administration construction of a public liquid hydrogen fueling station located at sunline transit agencys indio facility 83255 US highway 111 indio california. The public liquid hydrogen fueling station project will serve sunline transit agencys zero-emission transit fleet and other eligible users. The project is funded through the federal highway administrations carbon reduction program (CRP) and will be implemented using a flex transfer of surface transportation block program (stbg) funds to FTA section 5307 allowing for direct investment in eligible infrastructure. The award supports capital costs for design permitting procurement construction installation safety testing and performance monitoring project and grants management and administration related to capital.

Activities

The public liquid hydrogen fueling station project will involve the following key activities organized into project site planning and due diligence environmental review and permitting final engineering and safety design procurement of equipment and materials construction and infrastructure installation equipment testing and commissioning project administration compliance reporting community outreach and workforce development operational launch and emissions monitoring.

Expected outcomes

The public liquid hydrogen fueling station will support the carbon reduction program goals by delivering greenhouse gas emissions reduction expansion of zero-emission infrastructure; improved regional air quality contribution to state zero-emission transportation targets expanded access to clean fuel in disadvantaged and low-income communities local job creation during construction and station operation and development of workforce training and educational programs.

Intended beneficiaries

The project is designed to benefit a broad range of stakeholders including commuters and local residents public and private fleets disadvantaged and overburdened communities clean energy and skilled trades workforce local and regional air quality management districts general public benefiting from reduced pollution and job creation.

Subrecipient activities

Sunline transit has no sub-recipient with this grant.