What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "FY18 Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trepassing Pilot Grant Program", offered by DOT - Federal Railroad Administration. It is associated with CFDA program 20.301. This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trespassing Pilot Grant Program. FRA is ...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on April 23, 2018. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is Up to $150,000. Total estimated funding: $150,000. Expected number of awards: 10.

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Closed · FR-LEL-18-001 · CFDA 20.301 · Discretionary

FY18 Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trepassing Pilot Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Railroad Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $150K
Award range: Closed
Status: April 23, 2018
Close date: 10
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

FY18 Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trepassing Pilot Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration that offered Up to $150,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 418 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration.

up to $150K
award range: Closed
application status: 10
expected awards: 20.301
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY18 Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing… is closed (last close April 23, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOT - Federal Railroad Administration still indexes 418 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 23, 2018

Posted Feb 22 Closes Apr 23

Est. Total Funding

$150,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trespassing Pilot Grant Program. FRA is initiating a Pilot Grant Program to benefit communities that are at high risk for rail trespassing related incidents and casualties. The objective of this program is to research the effectiveness of funding law enforcement agencies various activities aimed at reducing trespassing on the rail rights of way in developing an effective safety program. Under this program, FRA will issue a competitive grant to law enforcement agencies for the purposes of implementing enforcement activities aimed at reducing trespassing along the rail ROW. Agencies selected to receive funding will perform rail trespassing enforcement related activities and report on those activities to FRA. The activities performed through the Pilot Grant Program and their benefits will help determine whether funding directed at law enforcement agencies for rail trespass prevention activities is effective in reducing rail trespassing incidents and casualties.

Multi-door applicant board · 4 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 4 distinct applicant types for FY18 Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 1 other DOT - Federal Railroad Administration listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 419).

Code 00: State governments
Code 01: County governments
Code 02: City or township governments
Code 04: Special district governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

What to do next

FY18 Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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