DOT - Federal Railroad Administration
Federal agency · 17 grants in this directory · 2 currently open
The Federal Railroad Administration is a United States federal agency that makes grants to support railroad infrastructure and safety. It funds projects including rail infrastructure improvements, highway-railroad grade crossing safety, passenger rail service, emergency response training, and research into rail safety innovations. Government entities, port authorities, and railroad operators typically apply for these grants.
Open grants (0)
No grants from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration are open right now. Past opportunities are listed below, and this page updates as new ones are published.
Closed grants (17)
These are no longer accepting applications. They stay listed because past opportunities show what this funder supports.
- FY24 CRISI Congressionally Directed - Slateford Rail Bridge Restoration$0 – $2M · Closed April 24, 2026
- FY26-Supp #1-National Network Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation$0 – $1138.4M · Closed April 30, 2026
- FY26-Supp #1-Northeast Corridor Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation$0 – $461.2M · Closed April 30, 2026
- FY24 Northeastern Pennsylvania Passenger Rail Restoration Proj$0 – $1.6M · Closed May 1, 2026
- FY25-26 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for projects located on the Northeast Corridor (Partnership-NEC)$0 – $4750.2M · Closed May 5, 2026
- FY24 CRISI-CDS - San Diego At-grade Crossing Elimination Study (SD ACES)$0 – $500K · Closed May 8, 2026
- FY25 Center of Excellence-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Supplemental)$0 – $2.5M · Closed May 8, 2026
- FY24 CRISI-CDS Bellows Falls Amtrak Station Platform Reconstruction$0 – $1M · Closed May 22, 2026
- FY24 Metrolink Rail Crossing Integration Technology for Safety & Congestion Relief Project$0 – $1.6M · Closed June 3, 2026
- FY25-26 Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$0 – $1146.5M · Closed June 8, 2026
- FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program$0 – $2039.2M · Closed June 25, 2026
- FY26 Washington Union Station Exterior Lighting Upgrade Project$0 – $5M · Closed July 7, 2026
- FY26 Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (Rail Safety IDEA)$0 – $500K · Closed July 20, 2026
- FY26 Short Line Safety Institute Program$0 – $2.4M · Closed July 25, 2026
- FY24 Little Rock Port Authority Transload Yard, AR$0 – $11.5M · Closed August 18, 2026
- FY26 Transportation Emergency Response Training$0 – $150K · Closed August 21, 2026
- FY26 Railroad Rights-of-Way and Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Information and Education Program$0 – $1M · Closed August 31, 2026
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