Railroad Safety Technology Program funding available
Written by jrood
The Rail Safety Technology Program is a newly authorized program under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) (Pub. L. 110-432; October 16, 2008). The program authorizes the Department of Transportation to provide grants to passenger and freight rail carriers, railroad suppliers and state and local governments for projects that have a public benefit of improved railroad safety and efficiency. The program makes available $50,000,000 in Federal funds.
This grant program has a
maximum 80 percent Federal and minimum 20 percent grantee cost share (cash or
in-kind) match requirement.
The Federal Railroad Administration
will begin accepting grant applications 10 days after publication of this
Notice of Funding Availability in the Federal Register March 31. Applications
may be submitted until July 1, 2010. Reviews will be conducted immediately
following the solicitation close date. Selection announcements will be made on
or around September 3, 2010.
Applications for grants
under this Program must be submitted electronically to Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) following the detailed procedures in the grant
application package online. The Grants.gov Web site allows organizations to
find and apply electronically for competitive grant opportunities from all
Federal grant-making agencies. Any entity wishing to submit an application pursuant
to this notice should immediately initiate the process of registering with Grants.Gov.
Those interested in
responding to this solicitation are strongly encouraged to first call Dr. Mark
Hartong, FRA, Senior Electronics Engineer (Phone: 202-493-1332; e-mail: [email protected]), or David Blackmore, FRA, Program Manager-Advanced
Technologies (Phone: 312-835-3903, e-mail: [email protected]), to discuss the prospective idea, its potential
responsiveness to the solicitation, and potential for FRA interest. Non-technical
inquiries should be directed to the Grants Officer, Jennifer Capps (Phone:
202-493-0112, e-mail: [email protected]).
