This program provides funding for projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail.
See the FY 2023-2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for more information.
Eligible Projects: Projects eligible for funding under this grant program include, but are not limited to:
- Deployment of railroad safety technology;
- Capital projects, as defined in section 49 U.S.C. § 24401(2) for intercity passenger rail service, except that a project under this NOFO is not required to be in a state rail plan;
- Capital projects that:
- address congestion challenges affecting rail service,
- reduce congestion and facilitate ridership growth along heavily traveled rail corridors, and/or
- improve short-line or regional railroad infrastructure;
- Highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects;
- Rail line relocation and improvement projects;
- Regional rail and corridor service development plans and environmental analyses;
- Any project necessary to enhance multimodal connections or facilitate service integration between rail service and other modes;
- The development and implementation of a safety program or institute;
- The development and implementation of measures to prevent trespassing;
- Any research that the Secretary considers necessary to advance any particular aspect of rail related capital, operations, or safety improvements;
- Workforce development and training activities, coordinated to the extent practicable with the existing local training programs supported by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education;
- Research, development, and testing to advance and facilitate innovative rail projects;
- Preparation of emergency plans for communities where hazardous materials are transported by rail;
- Rehabilitating, remanufacturing, procuring or overhauling locomotives for emissions reduction; and
- Deployment of Magnetic Levitation Transportation Projects.
Match
The Federal share of total costs for CRISI Program projects funded under this NOFO shall not exceed 80 percent. In-kind contributions are allowed.
How to Apply
Apply on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353341
Contact
For further information concerning this notice, please contact the FRA NOFO Support program staff via email at FRA-NOFO-Support@dot.gov.
If additional assistance is needed, you may contact Ms. Deborah Kobrin, Supervisory Transportation Specialist, at email: Deborah.kobrin@dot.gov or telephone: 202-420-1281; Ms. Jenny Zeng, Transportation Industry Analyst, at email: Jenny.Zeng@dot.gov or telephone: 857-330-2481; in FRA's Office of Rail Program Development.