Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement – Guarantee of Obligations
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 20.309
- Agency
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Federal Railroad Administration
Department of Transportation
- Grant awards
- 9 $21,910,657 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration administers the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Guarantee of Obligations program (CFDA 20.309), which has not disbursed grant awards since August 2007 — nearly nineteen years ago.
The program funds capital projects for railroad infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement, including track refurbishment and replacement, rail siding construction, bridge and roadbed strengthening, facility upgrades, and rail yard development. Recent awards have ranged from approximately $420 thousand to $11.3 million per project. Representative projects include a $4.7 million grant in August 2007 for complete refurbishment of a 25-mile rail spur; a $11.3 million award for track and roadbed improvements; and a $2.1 million grant for construction of three new rail sidings and reconstruction of 200 feet of track, also awarded in August 2007.
All nine grants in the portfolio are Project Grants. Federal Railroad Administration provided the sole funding source across all awards. Combined federal dollars obligated total $21.9 million, with $25.7 million in total project value when including non-federal cost-share. The program has been inactive from a grant-award perspective for nearly two decades; the earliest award on record dates to April 2002.
No recent grant opportunities are posted or publicly available. The program shows no active application cycle or solicitation activity in the current funding environment. Organizations interested in railroad infrastructure capital projects should verify directly with Federal Railroad Administration whether this program remains operational or has been superseded by other funding mechanisms within DOT's rail portfolio.
Grant awards
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation, Vermont Agency Of | $9,023,645 | 41% |
| 2 | Buffalo And Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. | $3,750,000 | 17% |
| 3 | Washington ST Department Of Transportation | $1,980,000 | 9% |
| 4 | Regional Planning Commission | $994,100 | 5% |
| 5 | Minnesota Department Of Transportation | $495,000 | 2% |
5 of 8 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2007 | $19,901,709 |
| FY2006 | $1,008,948 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 20.309?
Assistance Listing 20.309 is Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement – Guarantee of Obligations, a federal grant program run by Federal Railroad Administration (Department of Transportation). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement – Guarantee of Obligations?
Its CFDA number is 20.309: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 20.309 awarded?
9 grant awards under 20.309 have obligated $21,910,657 in federal funds to 8 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 20.309?
The recipients obligated the most under Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement – Guarantee of Obligations are Transportation, Vermont Agency Of ($9,023,645), Buffalo And Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. ($3,750,000) and Washington ST Department Of Transportation ($1,980,000).
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