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FY19 Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant Program

Agency: DOT - Federal Railroad Administration

Assistance Listings
  • 20.301 -- Railroad Safety

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

  • Archived: January 22, 2020
  • Closed: December 23, 2019

    No Explanation

Award details

  • Expected project funding: Not specified
  • Expected awards: 2

Award min.

$0

Award max.

$150,000

  • Funding opportunity number:FR-LEL-20-001
  • Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
  • Funding instrument type:
    • Grant
  • Opportunity Category:Discretionary
  • Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
  • Category of Funding Activity:
    • Transportation
  • Category Explanation:Not specified

History

  • Posted date: October 22, 2019
  • Archive date: January 22, 2020
  • Version: 2

View version history on Grants.gov

Summary

This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant Program. Funding is limited to hourly wages for law enforcement officials to conduct law enforcement activities at hot spots within their respective jurisdictions on FRA regulated track, such as investigating incidents of trespassing, as well as providing warnings and citations to the trespassers they observe in the act of trespassing.

Eligibility

Government

  • County governments
  • Special district governments
  • City or township governments
  • State governments

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information on eligibility

Eligible applicants are state, county, municipal, local, and regional law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Agency contact information

Email: support@grants.gov

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