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Crossing Safety Program / Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program

Overview:  This program provides funding for highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects that focus on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods. Applications must be submitted no later than June 8, 2026 by 11:59 PM ET. See the FY 2025-2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for more information. 

  • To view presentation materials from previous Crossing Safety Program (RCE) webinars, visit FRA's Webinars webpage, Crossing Safety Program (RCE) drop-down.

Legislative Authority:  This program was authorized in Section 22305 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (49 U.S.C. § 22909). Funding under this NOFO was made available by the FY 2025 and 2026 Advance Appropriations in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Div. J, Tit VIII, Pub. L. No. 117-58 (November 15, 2021).

Funding Available for Award Under FY2025-2026 NOFO:  $1,146,528,000 

Eligible Projects: Projects eligible for funding under this grant program include, but are not limited to:

  • Grade separation or closure, including through the use of a bridge, embankment, tunnel, or combination thereof;
  • Track relocation;
  • Improvement or installation of protective devices, signals, signs, or other; 
  • Measures to improve safety related to a separation, closure, or track relocation project;
  • Other means to improve safety if related to the mobility of people and goods at highway-rail grade crossings (including technological solutions);
  • The planning, environmental review, and design of an eligible project type.

Eligible Recipients:

  • States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other United States territories and possessions;
  • Political subdivision of a state;
  • Federally recognized Indian Tribe;
  • A unit of local government or a group of local governments;
  • A public port authority;
  • A metropolitan planning organization;
  • A group of the entities described above.

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News: 

  • April Press Release (coming soon)

 

 

Previous RCE funding rounds:

Legislative Authority:  This program was authorized in Section 22305 of the IIJA (49 U.S.C. § 22909).  

FY 2023-2024 RCE

Funding under this program was made available by the FY 2023 and 2024 advance appropriations provided in Title VIII of Division J of the IIJA and by remaining unawarded FY 2022 RCE Program balances.

Funding Available for Award Under FY 2022 NOFO:  $1,148,809,580  

  • 123 projects in 41 states were selected for awards

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FY 2022 RCE

Funding under the FY 2022 NOFO was made available by the IIJA, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260, November 15, 2021).

Funding Available for Award Under FY 2022 NOFO:  $573,264,000  

  • 63 projects in 32 states were selected for awards

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Last updated: Friday, April 24, 2026