The Department of Transportation is accepting applications for its 2022 Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program.
Donor Name: DOT – Federal Railroad Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $573,264,000
Details:
Section 22305 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117–58, November 15, 2021), codified at 49 U.S.C. 22909, authorizes the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (RCE Program). The purpose of the RCE Program is to fund highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods. This NOFO is funded through the advanced appropriation in Division J of IIJA. The RCE Program provides a Federal funding opportunity to improve American rail infrastructure to enhance rail safety, improve the health and safety of communities, eliminate highway-rail and pathway-rail grade crossings that are frequently blocked by trains, and reduce the impacts that freight movement and railroad operations may have on underserved communities.
The RCE Program will be implemented, as appropriate and consistent with law, in alignment with the priorities in Executive Order 14052, Implementation of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (86 FR 64355), which are to invest efficiently and equitably, promote the competitiveness of the U.S. economy, improve job opportunities by focusing on high labor standards, strengthen infrastructure resilience to all hazards including climate change, and to effectively coordinate with State, local, Tribal, and territorial government partners.
FRA also seeks to fund projects that address environmental justice, particularly for communities that disproportionally experience climate change-related consequences.
Funding Information
The total funding available for awards under this NOFO is $573,264,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- The following entities are eligible applicants for all projects permitted under this notice:
- A State, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other United States territories and possessions;
- A political subdivision of a State;
- A federally recognized Indian Tribe.
- A unit of local government or a group of local governments.
- A public port authority.
- A metropolitan planning organization.
- A group of entities described in any of paragraphs.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
