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Railroad Safety State Participation Grant Program

Overview:  Funding for this program supports the certification of state inspectors to conduct investigative and surveillance activities to ensure that the application and interpretation of federal railroad safety rules, regulations, orders, and standards reflect the same national uniformity...

Directed Grant Programs

Federal Grants to Amtrak

FRA is responsible for administering federal grants to Amtrak, which has led to increased FRA oversight of Amtrak spending since FY 2003.

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI)

A national not-for-profit rail safety organization, OLI  receives federal...

Webinars

FRA regularly holds webinars to provide technical assistance to grantees and stakeholders. The links to the webinar recordings and presentation files are listed below for reference.  If you have questions, please contact FRARailProgramDelivery@dot.gov. 

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Suicide Reporting

Effective June 1, 2011, the Federal Railroad Administration revised its 225 Accident/Incident Reporting Guidance, requiring reporting of suicide incidents. The data in this report is not reported in our other dashboards or reports. In the following report,data for 2011 is only partial year data since the change became effective in June. This data is also subject to a reporting lag which may be significant. Casualties are required to be reported whether or not there is an official determination on the question of suicide.

Magnetic Levitation Deployment Grants Program

Overview: The Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Deployment Grants Program has funded preconstruction planning activities and capital costs of viable, existing Maglev projects, including projects that involve technologies that employ Maglev in conjunction with other complementary technologies....

Western Rail Yard Infrastructure Project

Environmental Impact Statement

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Western Rail Yard (WRY) Infrastructure Project under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. and other applicable laws. FRA...

Discretionary Grants Application Process

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) posts grant opportunities, cooperative agreements, as well as modifications to current grants or cooperative agreements on Grants.gov. Grants.gov is a "one-stop shop" for all potential grantees to electronically find and apply for grants and cooperative...