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9/1/2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of over $1.4 billion in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) grant funding.
Administered by the Federal Railroad Administration, the CRISI program funds projects aimed at modernizing freight- and passenger-rail infrastructure.
This year's available funding level has more than tripled as a result of the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which President Joe Biden signed in November 2021, USDOT officials said in a press release.
"We're thrilled to announce the biggest-round of funding ever to make both passenger and freight trains across America safer, faster and more reliable," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
The influx of new grant opportunities will enable FRA to invest in projects that will help mitigate passenger- and freight-rail congestion; enhance multimodal connections; and improve and establish new intercity passenger-rail corridors, USDOT officials said. CRISI grants are also a major source of funding for short lines.
"Projects funded by these CRISI grants will generate economic opportunities and improve the travel experience in communities across America, whether urban or rural, large or small," said FRA Administrator Amit Bose.
The grant application deadline is 90 days after the NOFO is published in the Federal Register. The notice can be read here.