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Research Results are brief, plain language reports written for nontechnical and technical audiences. These reports summarize the findings of projects associated with track, rolling stock, train control and communications, or human factors research. Research Results may also...
Thank you for visiting the virtual FRA event booth for the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting in January 2025. Below, please find a list of research-related documents.
Browse the FRA website to find rail-related...
Various training opportunities and resources are provided for applicants and recipients. These resources help to ensure that eligible applicants understand how to apply for grants and recipients understand how to properly manage grant funds with support and guidance from FRA staff. ...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has initiated its FY 2017 Improper Payment Audit testing under the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) and the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (IPERIA).
FRA Improper...
Grant closeout, as required by federal regulation, is an important and vital step in the grant lifecycle. FRA grant recipients are responsible for closing a grant when all applicable administrative actions and required work has been completed and all reporting requirements are met. ...
FRA supports its grant recipients through financial transfers while ensuring proper stewardship and oversight of federal funds. Here you will find information, training, templates, and resources to facilitate the payment process. The primary source of information regarding payments is...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act) states that "every taxpayer dollar spent on our economic recovery must be subject to unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability." In accordance with this objective, Section 1512(c) of the...
In accordance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA or Transparency Act), prime awardees of individual Federal grants that are equal to or greater than $25,000 and awarded on or after October 1, 2010, are required to report on data related to executive compensation...
During the term of the grant or cooperative agreement, all FRA grantees must submit:
Progress reports on a quarterly basis (FRA Quarterly Progress Report) Federal financial reports on a quarterly basis (Federal Financial Report – SF-425) Final report on or before the end of the...