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FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program

Federal funding opportunity FR-CRS-26-001 from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration (Department of Transportation).

Posted
April 20, 2026
Closed
June 25, 2026
Award ceiling
$2,039,246,480
Program funding
$2,039,246,480
Expected awards
130
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
20.337
Category
Transportation
Archives
July 25, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.337 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$0
FY2025 obligated
$0
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$794.5M
Awards in window
37

Top recipients: North Carolina Railroad Company, Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, Progressive Rail Incorporated, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Maine Department of Transportation

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

This program funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail.

Who can apply

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.

The official record

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Agency contact: DOT - Federal Railroad Administration · [email protected] · 202-493-0112

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