Design and construct a hydrogen fueling station design and construct facility upgrades to accommodate fcebs provide workforce training and equipment to ensure the safe and efficient operation of…

This $13,848,346 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the design and construction of a hydrogen fueling station, facility upgrades to accommodate fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs), workforce training, and the purchase of five FCEB buses. The grant aims to replace aging fleet vehicles with new zero-emission FCEBs, improving route efficiency and providing direct air quality benefits to the surrounding community. The award recipient is Gold Coast Transit District (GCTD), a local government transit authority serving Ventura County, California. The project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2026.

Activities

This grant will provide funding for project management and technical support design and construction management design and construction of a hydrogen fueling station design and construction of facility upgrades workforce training the purchase of five (5) fceb buses and equipment necessary to operate fcebs and hydrogen fueling station.

Expected outcomes

By replacing aging fleet vehicles with the new flyer fcebs gctd will improve both route efficiency and provide direct air quality benefits to the surrounding community.

Intended beneficiaries

This project will directly mitigate climate change impacts reduce pollution emissions and provide jobs to disadvantaged communities in gctds service area and to the community as a whole.