Replace two (2) 12-year-old 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses that have met their useful life with two (2) hydrogen fuel cell electric buses one (1) 40-foot bus and one (1) 60-foot bus

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 20.534) program, will enable the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) in Illinois to replace two 12-year-old 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses with one 40-foot and one 60-foot hydrogen fuel cell electric buses. The $3,350,000 award, dated April 15, 2025, will fund the procurement, testing, and deployment of the new zero-emission buses, which will continue to provide essential transit services to the local community. The project is expected to be completed by December 1, 2027. There are no sub-recipient activities associated with this award.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to replace two (2) 12-year-old 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses that have met their useful life with two (2) hydrogen fuel cell electric buses one (1) 40-foot bus and one (1) 60-foot bus.

Activities

The activities to be performed include issuing a purchase order to procure hydrogen fuel cell electric buses complete the bus build test and accept the buses and deploy the buses into revenue service.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcome of this project is for MTD to continue to provide transit services for the community.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of the project are passengers and community members who will have access to newer buses. There are no subrecipient activities associated with this project.