FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FTA-2026-009-TPM-RAIL
- Agency
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Federal Transit Administration
Department of Transportation
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Transportation
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- State Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Transit Administration is soliciting applications for approximately $166 million in competitive grants for rail vehicle replacement under the FY 2026 Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program, with applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on July 6, 2026. Eligible applicants are state governments and other eligible entities. Award decisions occur 15 to 30 days after application submittal through FTA's Transit Award Management System.
All funded projects must be included in the applicant's Transit Asset Management plan. The federal share is capped at 80 percent of total eligible costs. Projects must involve replacement of rail vehicles that have exceeded or will exceed their useful service life.
FTA will evaluate applications using four statutory considerations: the size of the rail system, available funds to the applicant under the program, the age and condition of rolling stock exceeding or set to exceed useful service life within five years following the grant award, and whether the applicant has identified rail vehicle replacement as a priority in the Transit Asset Management plan's investment prioritization portion.
The program operates under CFDA 20.525 (State of Good Repair Program) and is administered through FTA's regional offices. Applicants must submit proposals electronically through GRANTS.GOV. The funding opportunity ID is FTA-2026-009-TPM-RAIL. Contact Samantha Chadwick at FTARailVehicleReplacement@dot.gov or 202-366-2053 for questions.
Synopsis
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $166 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement (Rail) Program.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY26-Rail-Vehicle-Replacement-Program-Supplemental-Form.pdf | ||
| 2026-10532.pdf |
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