# 2026-07824: Billions in Grants for Faster, Safer Northeast Corridor Trains

2026-07824, Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Years 2025-2026 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for Projects Located on the Northeast Corridor (Partnership-NEC), is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Railroad Administration published 2026-04-22, effective 2026-05-05; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07824
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-07824
- Title: Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Years 2025-2026 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for Projects Located on the Northeast Corridor (Partnership-NEC)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 21592
- Published: 2026-04-22
- Effective: 2026-05-05
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Billions in Grants for Faster, Safer Northeast Corridor Trains

## Summary

The Federal Railroad Administration is offering nearly $4.75 billion in grants for 2025-2026 to improve passenger rail projects on the Northeast Corridor. States and partners can apply by May 5, 2026, to get funding that will help make train travel faster, safer, and better. Don’t miss this chance to boost rail service in one of America’s busiest travel areas!

## 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 for the Fiscal Years 2025-2026 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for projects located on the Northeast Corridor (Partnership-NEC). The total funding available for awards under the NOFO is up to $4,750,212,830. The full text of the NOFO can be found on FRA's website: https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy-2025-2026-nofo- nec-partnership, and at https://www.Grants.gov using the funding opportunity ID FR-FSP-26-001.

## Effects PRIA read

- Nearly $4.75B for Northeast Rail: benefit, high. The Federal Railroad Administration is offering up to $4,750,212,830 in grants for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 to fund passenger rail projects located on the Northeast Corridor. States and partners may apply for this funding through Grants.gov using funding opportunity ID FR-FSP-26-001, and applications…

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## Sources
- [2026-07824 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07824/notice-of-funding-opportunity-for-the-fiscal-years-2025-2026-federal-state-partnership-for-intercity)
- [2026-07824 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07824.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07824 (as of 2026-06-08).