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Posted · FR-CRS-26-001

FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program

DOT - Federal Railroad Administration  ·  DOT

CFDA Numbers

20.337

Award Ceiling

$2.0B

Award Floor

Expected Awards

130

Close Date

Jun 22, 2026

Section I

How to Apply

Apply Online ↗

View on grants_gov ↗

Program Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center<br/>Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726<br/><br/>Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays.<br/>support@grants.gov
support@grants.gov

Cost Sharing Matching funds required.

Section II

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.

Eligible Applicant Types

00, 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 12, 20, 22, 23, 25

Section III

Description

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

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted
Apr 20, 2026
Closes
Jun 22, 2026
Archive
Jul 22, 2026