FRA Northeast Corridor Rail Funding, $4.75B, Deadline May 5, 2026
Summary
The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program covering Fiscal Years 2025–2026 for Northeast Corridor projects. Up to $4,750,212,830 in grant funding is available to eligible applicants. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov using funding opportunity ID FR-FSP-26-001 no later than May 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered; FRA may modify the deadline.
“The total funding available for awards under the NOFO is up to $4,750,212,830.”
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The Federal Railroad Administration has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Partnership-NEC) covering Fiscal Years 2025–2026. The NOFO establishes application requirements, procedures, and deadlines for approximately $4.75 billion in available grant funding dedicated to Northeast Corridor rail projects.
Eligible applicants—including state agencies, Amtrak, and other rail project sponsors—must submit complete applications through Grants.gov (funding opportunity ID FR-FSP-26-001) by the May 5, 2026 deadline. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed. Prospective applicants requiring disability accommodations should contact lou.lorello@dot.gov, and questions may be directed to FRA-NOFO-Support@dot.gov.
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Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Railroad Administration has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which details the application requirements
and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects for the Fiscal Years 2025-2026 Federal-State Partnership for
Intercity Passenger Rail Program for projects located on the Northeast Corridor (Partnership-NEC). The total funding available
for awards under the NOFO is up to $4,750,212,830. The full text of the NOFO can be found on FRA's website: https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy-2025-2026-nofo-nec-partnership, and at https://www.Grants.gov using the funding opportunity ID FR-FSP-26-001.
DATES:
Applications for funding under this solicitation are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) May 5, 2026. Applications
that are incomplete or received after 11:59 p.m. ET May 5, 2026, will not be considered for funding. FRA reserves the right
to modify this deadline. See Section 4 of the NOFO for additional information on the application process.
ADDRESSES:
Applicants must submit all application materials, in their entirety, through https://www.Grants.gov. FRA is committed to ensuring that information is available in appropriate alternative formats to meet the requirements of
persons who have a disability. If you require an alternative version of files provided, please contact lou.lorello@dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information concerning this notice, grant application submission,
and processing questions, please contact FRA-NOFO-Support@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The full text of the NOFO can be found on FRA's website: https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy-2025-2026-nofo-nec-partnership, and at https://www.Grants.gov using the funding opportunity ID FR-FSP-26-001. The total funding available for awards under the issued NOFO is up to $4,750,212,830.
David A. Fink, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2026-07824 Filed 4-21-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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