FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program
DOT-FRA Posted FR-CRS-26-001
Close Date:
June 25, 2026
Deadline passed
Description
This program funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail.
Eligibility
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.
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.
Actions
Funding Details
- Award Floor
- Not specified
- Award Ceiling
- $2,039,246,480.00
- Total Estimated Funding
- $2,039,246,480.00
- Expected Awards
- 130
Key Dates
- Posted
- April 20, 2026
- Closes
- June 25, 2026
- Archive Date
- July 25, 2026
Agency Information
- Agency Name
- DOT - Federal Railroad Administration
- Agency Code
- DOT-FRA
- Funding Instrument
- Other