Funding Opportunity: Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program
Topic: Funding
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT)
Action: Notice of funding opportunity (NOFO)
Title: Funding Opportunity: Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program
Published Date: Apr 22, 2026
Dates: Applications for funding under this solicitation are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) June 22, 2026.
Summary: The Federal Railroad Administration has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and 2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI). The total funding available for awards under the NOFO is up to $2,039,246,480. The full text of the NOFO can be found on FRA’s website: https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy-2025-2026-nofo-crisi and at https://www.Grants.gov using the funding opportunity ID FR-CRS-26-001.
Staff Advisor: Mark Hybner, Director, Government Affairs and Advocacy, mhybner@apta.com