FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Federal Railroad Administration at DOT is offering the FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program to fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. The program supports rail infrastructure and safety projects across a broad eligible applicant pool that includes states, rail-related public entities, rail carriers and manufacturers in partnership with eligible public entities, tribes, research organizations, and labor organizations. Cost sharing is required, and the opportunity is a discretionary grant under CFDA 20.337. The program is expected to provide up to $2,039,246,480 across about 130 awards, with applications due June 22, 2026.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible Applicants: 1. A State (including the District of Columbia). 2. A group of States. 3. An Interstate Compact. 4. A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States. 5. A political subdivision of a State. 6. Amtrak or another rail carrier that provides intercity rail passenger transportation (as rail carrier and intercity rail passenger transportation are defined in section 24102). 7. A Class II railroad or Class III railroad, including any holding company of a Class II railroad or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in section 20102). 8. An association representing 1 or more railroads described in paragraph (7). 9. A federally recognized Indian Tribe. 10. Any rail carrier or rail equipment manufacturer in partnership with at least 1 of the entities described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 11. The Transportation Research Board and any entity with which it contracts in the development of rail-related research, including cooperative research programs. 12. A University transportation center engaged in rail-related research. 13. A non-profit labor organization representing a class or craft of employees of rail carriers or rail carrier contractors.
Grant Documents
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