FY21-CRS-Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements

Background
The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program aims to enhance the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. The program is authorized under Section 11301 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Public Law 114–94 (2015); 49 U.S.C. 22907.

Grant Details
The program funds various projects including deployment of railroad safety technology such as positive train control systems, capital projects for intercity passenger rail service, projects addressing congestion challenges affecting rail service, highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects, rail line relocation and improvement projects, short-line or regional railroad infrastructure improvement projects, preparation of regional rail and corridor service development plans, and projects enhancing multimodal connections or facilitating service integration between rail service and other modes. Additionally, the program supports the development and implementation of safety programs or institutes designed to improve rail safety.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include states, groups of states, interstate compacts, public agencies or publicly chartered authorities established by one or more states, political subdivisions of a state, Amtrak or other rail carriers providing intercity passenger rail transportation, Class II or III railroads or their holding companies, any rail carrier or rail equipment manufacturer in partnership with an eligible entity, the Transportation Research Board together with any entity with which it contracts in the development of rail-related research, university transportation centers engaged in rail-related research, and non-profit labor organizations representing employees of rail carriers or their contractors.

Grant Value
The total funding available for awards under this NOFO is $361,978,796. The Federal share of total costs for CRISI projects funded under this notice will not exceed 80 percent. For Non-CRISI funding, the Federal share of total project costs can be up to 100 percent. The minimum non-Federal match for CRISI-funded projects may be composed of public sector (e.g., state or local) and/or private sector funding.

Place of Performance
Projects eligible for funding under this NOFO must be within the United States.