Assistance program
Railroad Research and Development
$31.4 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Federal Railroad Administration, Transportation, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants
- CFDA number
- 20.313
- What it does
- To foster long-range enhancement of the Federal Railroad Administration's program of research in support of rail safety by developing cooperative research relationships between the Administration and university and industry organizations.
- Who benefits
- No restrictions.
- Who applies
- Applicants can be major academic and industry research institutions with backgrounds in the rail transportation arena. A minimum of 5 years of railroad or railroad related research experience is typically required.
- Authorized by
- Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
- Program site
- https://railroads.dot.gov/ ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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