Opportunity Listing - FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

Assistance Listings: 20.525 -- State of Good Repair Grants Program

Last Updated: May 27, 2026

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $166 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement (Rail) Program.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Government

State governments

Additional information

Eligible applicants under this program must be in an urbanized area and eligible for State of Good Repair Formula Funding (Section 5337), which includes States and Local governmental authorities.

Grantor contact information

Description

Samantha Chadwick

Email

FTA Office of Program Management

FTARailVehicleReplacement@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2026-10532.pdf	Federal Register Notice	May 27, 2026 10:29 AM UTC
FY26-Rail-Vehicle-Replacement-Program-Supplemental-Form.pdf	Supplemental Form	May 27, 2026 10:29 AM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA NOFO Website

Closing: July 6, 2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$166,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2026-009-TPM-RAIL

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

May 27, 2026

Archive date:

August 5, 2026