The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity of over $2 billion in grant funding through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. The program provides funding for projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail.
Determining the costs, benefits, and positive impacts of large infrastructure projects requires rigorous data-driven analyses. ESI provides grant applicants with the right support for submitting accurate, convincing, and competitive grant applications. Key services include:
- Full preparation of the CRISI grant application package
- Preparation of benefit-cost analyses
- Independent third-party review and analysis of applications prior to submission
Eligibility
Projects eligible for funding under this grant program include, but are not limited to:
- Deployment of railroad safety technology;
- Capital projects for intercity passenger rail service, except that a project under this NOFO is required to be in a state rail plan;
- Capital projects that:
- address congestion challenges affecting rail service,
- reduce congestion and facilitate ridership growth along heavily traveled rail corridors, and/or
- improve short-line or regional railroad infrastructure;
- Highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects;
- Rail line relocation and improvement projects;
- Regional rail and corridor service development plans and environmental analyses;
- Any project necessary to enhance multimodal connections or facilitate service integration between rail service and other modes;
- The development and implementation of a safety program or institute;
- The development and implementation of measures to prevent trespassing;
- Any research that the Secretary considers necessary to advance any particular aspect of rail-related capital, operations, or safety improvements;
- Workforce development and training activities, coordinated to the extent practicable with the existing local training programs supported by the Department of Transportation, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education;
- Research, development, and testing to advance and facilitate innovative rail projects;
- Preparation of emergency plans for communities where hazardous materials are transported by rail; and
- Rehabilitating, remanufacturing, procuring, or overhauling locomotives for emissions reduction.
For assistance, please contact:
Peter Angelides, Ph.D., AICP
President & Principal
[email protected]
Ian Bowen
Director
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