FRA seeks applicants for rail trespass-enforcement grants

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is soliciting applications for a total of $150,000 in fiscal-year 2019 grant dollars under the FRA's Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant Program.

The program funds efforts to enforce laws aimed at reducing trespassing incidents along rail rights of way. Grant applications are due Dec. 23, according to an announcement in the Federal Register.

Enforcement activities may include investigating incidents of trespassing, as well as providing warnings and citations to the trespassers.

Eligible grant applicants are state, county, municipal, local and regional enforcement agencies. At least one mile of FRA-regulated track must be within the boundaries of the applicant's jurisdiction.

The grant program is part of the FRA's work to improve rail safety by reducing trespassing.