HVIP Transit Set-Aside Waitlist

This post was updated on June 12, 2025 (scroll to down for update). 

As of 4/23/2025 at 5:50pm PT, the Transit Set-Aside is fully subscribed. A waitlist will accept additional voucher request submissions up to 10% of the total Transit Set-Aside allocation ($13.5 million). Vouchers submitted after 4/23/2025 at 5:50pm PT will be added to the waitlist.

If existing transit set-aside vouchers get cancelled, the waitlist will be used to fund additional vouchers using the cancelled voucher funding.

Waitlists reroute funds from cancelled vehicle orders to potential voucher requests that are ready to be processed through the Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) standard review and redemption process. The waitlist does not guarantee funding for submitted voucher requests. Requests on the waitlist are processed on a first come, first served basis.

About the Transit Set-Aside: To continue the transition to zero-emission bus fleets, the HVIP Transit Set-Aside funds transit agencies subject to the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation that are purchasing HVIP-eligible transit buses in early or in excess of regulatory targets. Any transit agency subject to the ICT regulation must be in compliance with all regulatory targets and reporting to redeem an HVIP voucher. Voucher requests submitted to the waitlist must be eligible for the Transit Set-Aside.

Dealers and purchasers will be notified if their voucher request is placed on the waitlist for the Transit Set-Aside.

**Be Ready When New Funding Opens! ** New HVIP funding across categories is expected to be released in the coming months. Join our priority notification list to be among the first to know when new funding becomes available.

For funding availability, please visit our funding page.

UPDATE: As of 6/3/25, the waitlist for the Transit Set-Aside is CLOSED. Waitlisted voucher requests may be removed from the waitlist and reviewed if funding becomes available, on a first-come, first served basis. 

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].