Project Grant 2014HHWX0011

The Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) received a $351,317.84 Formula Grant award from the Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program (CFDA 15.252). The award period runs from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The AMLR program objectives defined in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act are to protect public health, safety, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of past...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $50 million Project Grant to Timber Rock Railroad, L.L.C. (TIBR) on October 1, 2025, for infrastructure rehabilitation and modernization along the railroad corridor connecting Derider, Louisiana, to Kirbyville, Texas. The project encompasses project development, final design, and construction activities including rehabilitation or replacement of approximately 29 bridges, replacement of railroad track, tie...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Interior, through the Interior Business Center, awarded $30 million to the Texas Railroad Commission under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (ECRP, CFDA 15.018) for a five-year project period (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2030). This Project Grant funds comprehensive orphaned oil and gas well remediation activities on state and private lands throughout Texas. The Railroad Commission will plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells;...

This $102,498 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.219 Recreational Trails Program) supports heavy trail maintenance and trailhead improvements on the South Hills Trail in Idaho. The grant recipient, the Idaho Department of Transportation, will use the funds to maintain hiking and recreational trails as well as make improvements to trailhead facilities. The Recreational Trails Program provides grants to states to develop and maintain recreational trails and...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $539,157.30 Formula Grant to the California Department of Transportation on April 15, 2022 under the Recreational Trails Program (RTP, CFDA 20.219). The grant will fund the construction of a 2.9 mile Class 1 multi-use trail in Citrus Heights, California between Arcadia Creek Park Preserve and Wachtel Way. A sub-award of $539,157.30 was provided to the City of Citrus Heights to deliver the trail construction project. The...

This $100,000 federal Project Grant award from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program (CFDA 20.710) provides funding to the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (PBRPC) to deliver technical assistance related to pipeline safety in the Permian Basin region of West Texas. The award supports PBRPC's work to enhance public understanding and participation in pipeline safety operations through activities such as...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) received a $2,500,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) to acquire the Rio Bravo Motocross Park. The purpose of the Recreational Trails Program is to provide funds to states to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized uses. This grant award will enable TxDOT to purchase the Rio Bravo Motocross Park,...

This federal Formula Grant award of $120,000 from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) will enable the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to purchase a utility trailer, track loader with pallet forks, blades, and a brush mower. These equipment acquisitions will support the development and maintenance of recreational trails for motorized and non-motorized use across Texas. The Recreational Trails Program provides funding to states to create and...

This $105,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) will fund heavy trail maintenance work on the Ketchum Ranger District in Idaho. The Idaho Department of Transportation, as the prime grantee, will carry out the project to maintain recreational trails for both motorized and non-motorized uses. The Recreational Trails Program provides funding to state transportation agencies and other entities to develop and maintain recreational trails...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the California Department of Transportation $444,030 under the Recreational Trails Program on September 9, 2022. The Formula Grant funding will support the 2022 Recreational Trail Project: Development Yuba Enhancement Phase 2. Specifically, approximately 1.5 miles of the Rattlesnake Trail segment with grades between 25-40% will be re-routed and replaced with around 2.5 miles of sustainable multiple use motorized single track...