Project Grant 69A36523403910CRSOH

This Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program, in the amount of $11,000,000.00, will support the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) in conducting a programmatic National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) corridor study and survey along the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The goal is to generate information needed to inform future fence installation at sites vulnerable to and at...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.301 - Railroad Safety) provides $1,333,333.00 in funding to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. to administer public information, education, and awareness programs. The grant supports activities to help prevent and reduce pedestrian, motor vehicle, and other accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities, as well as improve awareness along railroad rights-of-way and at highway-rail grade crossings in the United States....

The City of Greensboro, North Carolina was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program. The grant will fund a comprehensive trespass prevention program that includes directed law enforcement patrols at identified railroad trespass hotspots within Greensboro. The program aims to educate the public on railroad industry safety, collect demographic data...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.301 - Railroad Safety) funds training programs and initiatives to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities for railroad-related incidents. The primary activities supported by this grant include training sessions, exercises and drills, and the production of training videos for emergency responders, emergency medical technicians, police, and fire personnel. The...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program to the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) on April 1, 2025. The grant funding will support a study of the twenty-nine rail-highway grade crossings between Long Branch and Bradley Beach, New Jersey. Key activities to be performed include developing a project management plan, conducting technical analysis and stakeholder outreach, and preparing a...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Railroad Crossing Elimination (CFDA 20.327) program to the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) to conduct an alternatives analysis and prepare conceptual engineering documents for nine high-priority grade crossings across West Virginia. The project will evaluate the at-grade crossings identified by the FRA Accident Prediction Model, identify improvements, develop project designs, and determine...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531), provides $500,000 in funding to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. to extend rail safety education and awareness efforts to the transit community. The key activities include: 1) Transit safety education grants and project support, 2) An online pledge program, and 3) Developing and disseminating transit safety best...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.327 - Railroad Crossing Elimination) provides $120,000 to the City of Parkersburg, West Virginia to conduct a planning study on alternatives to eliminate a railroad crossing on the CSX Transportation Inc. Ohio River Subdivision. The planning study will evaluate two bridge construction alternatives, provide a description of the potential project components, and develop preliminary cost...

This $9,000,000.00 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) supports critical security enhancement initiatives for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), the primary provider of intercity passenger rail service in the United States. The award will fund a 36-month project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to implement security upgrades, infrastructure hardening, and other...

This $500,000.00 Project Grant award, funded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Research and Development program (CFDA 20.313), is intended to attract research proposals that improve safety and performance in railroad systems. The objective of this program is to foster long-range enhancement of railroad safety, performance, and technological innovation through research and development across areas such as safety, environmental impact, human factors, rolling stock,...