Project Grant FRRRD006214

This $2,425,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the CFDA 20.313 Railroad Research and Development program supports the Short Line Safety Institute's (SLSI) efforts to improve safety and safety culture in the short line and regional railroad industry. Specifically, the grant funding will enable SLSI to implement the organization's four key initiatives: safety culture assessments, education and training, communications, and research. The award, which runs...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $2,425,000.00, was provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), a non-profit organization, to support its mission and strategic goals in improving safety and safety culture within the short line and regional railroad industry. The grant will fund SLSI's implementation of its four-pillar approach, which includes safety culture assessments, education and training, communications, and research...

This $350,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703) will support the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), a non-profit organization, in improving first responder training and safety for the transportation of hazardous materials like crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids. The grant...

This $561,204 Project Grant awarded by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703) supports the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), a non-profit organization, in providing train-the-trainer programs for hazardous materials regulations and transportation incident training. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund SLSI's...

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....

This $3,150,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.325 - Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) is intended to provide short line railroads that utilize the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) Positive Train Control (PTC) system with PTC performance analytics security. The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association will design and coordinate connectivity within the PTC...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Safety program (CFDA 20.301) provides $1,333,333.00 to Operation Lifesaver, Inc. to administer public information, education, and awareness programs. The goal is 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 across the United States. The grant...

This $400,000 project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration will fund research proposals through the National Academy of Sciences aimed at improving railroad safety and performance. Awarded on August 1, 2022 under the Railroad Research and Development program (CFDA 20.313), the project will support research collaborations through December 31, 2025 in key areas such as safety, environmental impact, human factors, rolling stock, track infrastructure, grade...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development was awarded an $11.8 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The objective of the project is to improve safety at rail crossings and reduce collisions between trains carrying hazardous materials and road users in rural Louisiana. Work will be performed from May 2022 through October 2025 to fund projects...

The Louisville and Indiana Railroad Company (LIRC) will develop a geographic information system (GIS) mobile application and software to assist with communication and response during railroad incidents, under a $430,357 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The award, issued on October 1, 2022 for work to be completed by December 31, 2024, will fund projects that improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger...