Provider
US DOT – Federal Railroad Administration
Application Deadline
June 8, 2026
Summary
The Crossing Safety Program intends to fund highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects, including but not limited to elimination projects, that improve safety and mobility of people and goods. Such projects will improve American rail infrastructure to enhance rail safety, improve the health and safety of communities, eliminate highway-rail and pathway-rail grade crossings that are frequently blocked by trains, or reduce the impacts that freight movement and railroad operations may have on underserved communities.
The Federal share of total costs for Crossing Safety Program projects funded under this notice shall not exceed 80 percent, consistent with 49 U.S.C. § 22909(g) and 2 CFR part 200.
There are no predetermined maximum dollar thresholds for individual awards, but no more than 20 percent of the grant funds available in any fiscal year ($229,305,600 for the combined FY25-26 round) will be awarded for projects in any single State.
FRA will not award grants for less than $1,000,000, except for a Planning project, as described in 49 U.S.C. § 22909(d)(6). Projects requesting less than $1,000,000 must consist solely of Planning activities to be considered eligible. Applications that request funding for a combination of Planning and Project Development activities must exceed $1,000,000 in Federal assistance under this NOFO. For the purposes of the award minimum requirement, FRA considers Highway-Rail Grade Crossing safety information and education projects to be Planning projects described in 49 U.S.C. § 22909(d)(6).
Common Eligible Projects
The following projects are eligible for funding:
i. Grade separation or closure, including through the use of a bridge, embankment, tunnel, or combination thereof.
ii. Track Relocation.
iii. The improvement or installation of protective devices, signals, signs, or other measures to improve safety, provided that such activities are related to a separation or relocation project described in paragraph (i) or (ii).
iv.Other means to improve the safety and mobility of people and goods at highway-rail grade crossings (including technological solutions).
v. A group of related projects described in paragraphs (i) through (iv) that would collectively improve the mobility of people and goods.
vi. The planning, environmental review, and design of an eligible project described in paragraphs (i) through (v).
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 22909(j)(1), grants under the Crossing Safety Program may be awarded for commuter rail passenger transportation projects. Consistent with 49 U.S.C. § 22909(j)(2), FRA will transfer such projects to the Federal Transit Administration to administer.
More Information
https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy25-26-NOFO-RCE-crossing-safety
