StanCOG’s 2027‑2030 CMAQ/STBG funding round proposes to program multiple Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority (StanRTA) zero-emission bus (ZEB) acquisition projects. In the small CMAQ silo, five projects—Zero-Emission Bus FFY27 P1 and P2, FFY28 P3 and P4, and FFY29 P5—are each recommended for $2,000,000, with cost-effectiveness scores around 60–62. The same projects were also submitted as eligible for the small STBG silo, but are shown as funded by CMAQ in the staff tables. Together, this represents up to $10 million in federal funding for ZEB purchases over the 2027‑2029 period. The vehicles themselves will be procured under FTA-compliant processes, but the multi-year programming confirms a sustained regional transition to battery- or fuel-cell buses that will carry needs for charging/fueling infrastructure, facility upgrades, workforce training, and fleet management technology. Vendors can engage StanRTA to align vehicle technology options, depot and on-route charging, and software/telemetry with these programmed funds and the agency’s implementation timeline, and can also explore sub-supply opportunities with bus OEMs when formal procurements are issued.

StanRTA also applied for operating assistance, which staff found ineligible for CMAQ in this round; ...