The Department of Transportation is seeking applications for its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/28/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the CRISI Program is to invest in a wide range of projects within the United States to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and reliability; mitigate congestion at both intercity passenger rail and freight rail chokepoints to support more efficient travel and goods movement; enhance multi-modal connections; and lead to new or substantially improved Intercity Passenger Rail Transportation corridors.
Funding Information
The total funding available for awards under this NOFO is up to $2,478,391,050.
Eligible Project Type
- Deployment of railroad safety technology, including positive train control and rail integrity inspection systems.
- A capital project as defined in 49 U.S.C. 22901(2), except that a project shall not be required to be in a State rail plan developed under 49 U.S.C. chapter 227.
- A capital project identified by the Secretary as being necessary to address congestion or safety challenges affecting rail service.
- A capital project identified by the Secretary as being necessary to reduce congestion and facilitate ridership growth in intercity passenger rail transportation along heavily traveled rail corridors.
- A highway-rail grade crossing improvement project.
- A rail line relocation or improvement project.
- A capital project to improve short-line or regional railroad infrastructure.
- The preparation of regional rail and corridor service development plans and corresponding environmental analyses.
- Any project that the Secretary considers 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 designed to improve rail safety.
- The development and implementation of measures to prevent trespassing and reduce associated injuries and fatalities.
- 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.
- Research, development, and testing to advance and facilitate innovative rail projects.
- The preparation of emergency plans for communities through which hazardous materials are transported by rail.
- Rehabilitating, remanufacturing, procuring, or overhauling locomotives, provided that such activities result in a significant reduction of emissions.
- Deployment of Magnetic Levitation Transportation Projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- A State (including the District of Columbia).
- A group of States.
- An Interstate Compact.
- A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more states.
- A political subdivision of a State.
- Amtrak or another rail carrier that provides intercity rail passenger transportation (as rail carrier and intercity rail passenger transportation are defined in 49 U.S.C. 24102).
- A Class II railroad or Class III Railroad, including any holding company of a Class II or Class III railroad (as those terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. 20102).
- An association representing one or more railroads.
- A federally recognized Indian Tribe.
- Any rail carrier or rail equipment manufacturer in partnership with at least one of the entities described in paragraphs (a) through (e).
- The Transportation Research Board and any entity with which it contracts in the development of rail-related research, including cooperative research programs.
- A University transportation center engaged in rail-related research.
- A non-profit labor organization representing a class or craft of employees of rail carriers or rail carrier contractors.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
