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FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program

Federal funding opportunity FTA-2026-009-TPM-RAIL from DOT - Federal Transit Administration (Department of Transportation).

Posted
May 27, 2026
Closes
July 6, 2026
Program funding
$166,000,000
Expected awards
3
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
20.525
Category
Transportation
Archives
August 5, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.525 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$4.6B
FY2025 obligated
$4.4B
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$3.3B
Awards in window
472

Top recipients: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, City & County of San Francisco

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

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Synopsis

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $166 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement (Rail) Program.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants under this program must be in an urbanized area and eligible for State of Good Repair Formula Funding (Section 5337), which includes States and Local governmental authorities.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.

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Agency contact: Johnita S Glover Transportation Program Analyst · [email protected] · 202-366-9833

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