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ClosedFY 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
- $2.7B
- Awards in window
- 446
Top recipients: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, City & County of San Francisco, New Jersey Transit Corporation
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- State governments
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
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