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FTA Opens $12 Million Competition for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Grants

The Federal Transit Administration has published a notice of funding opportunity for approximately $12 million in FY 2026 competitive grants under the Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Program, with proposals due September 9, 2026.

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a competitive funding opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2026 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Program, making approximately $12 million in grants available. The announcement, published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2026, takes the form of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and carries the funding opportunity ID FTA-2026-012-TPM-ICAM.

Applicants seeking funds under the ICAM Program must submit complete proposals electronically through the GRANTS.GOV "APPLY" function no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on September 9, 2026. The FTA has specified that mail and fax submissions will not be accepted. The full text of the NOFO is available both on FTA's website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/notices and in the "FIND" module of GRANTS.GOV.

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  • September 9, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET — Deadline for electronic submission of complete ICAM Program proposals via GRANTS.GOV. Late or non-electronic submissions will not be considered.

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  1. The Federal Transit Administration announced approximately $12 million in competitive grants for the FY 2026 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Program.

    federalregister.gov

  2. The announcement was published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2026.

    federalregister.gov

  3. The funding opportunity ID is FTA-2026-012-TPM-ICAM.

    federalregister.gov

  4. Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the GRANTS.GOV "APPLY" function by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time September 9, 2026.

    federalregister.gov

  5. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.

    federalregister.gov

  6. The full text of the NOFO can be found on FTA's website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/notices and in the "FIND" module of GRANTS.GOV.

    federalregister.gov

  7. The NOFO was signed by Matthew Cahill, Acting Deputy Administrator.

    federalregister.gov

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