# 2026-07823: $2B Rail Safety Grants Up for Grabs from FRA

2026-07823, Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration published 2026-04-22, effective 2026-06-22; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07823
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07823
- Title: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 21592
- Published: 2026-04-22
- Effective: 2026-06-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

$2B Rail Safety Grants Up for Grabs from FRA

## Summary

The Federal Railroad Administration is offering over $2 billion in grants for rail safety and infrastructure projects in 2025 and 2026. If you’re involved in rail improvements, now’s the time to apply before the June 22, 2026 deadline. This funding will help make trains safer and tracks stronger across the country!

## Abstract

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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Over $2 billion in rail grants: benefit, high. The Federal Railroad Administration is offering up to $2,039,246,480 in grant funding for eligible rail safety and infrastructure projects for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026. If you work on rail improvements, this money is available to apply for under the CRISI program.
- Strict application deadline and submission: cost, medium. All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov and are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on June 22, 2026; incomplete or late applications will not be considered. The FRA also reserves the right to modify this deadline.
- Accessible application materials for disabilities: benefit, low. The FRA commits to providing information in appropriate alternative formats for persons with a disability; applicants who need an alternative version of files should contact the FRA at the provided email. This is intended to ensure applicants with disabilities can access the NOFO materials.

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## Sources
- [2026-07823 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07823/notice-of-funding-opportunity-for-the-fiscal-year-2025-and-2026-consolidated-rail-infrastructure-and)
- [2026-07823 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07823.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07823 (as of 2026-06-08).