Closed · FR-CRS-19-002 · CFDA 20.325 · Discretionary

Special Transportation Circumstances Projects

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

up to $25.4M
Award range
Closed
Status
November 15, 2019
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

Special Transportation Circumstances Projects is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration that offered Up to $25,437,714 across 3 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 $25.4M
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
20.325
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Special Transportation Circumstances Projects is closed (last close November 15, 2019). 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 November 15, 2019

Posted Sep 10 Closes Nov 15

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of STC Grants is to provide directed grant funding under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program and the Restoration and Enhancement Grant Program to certain states that lack intercity passenger rail service or are not connected to the national rail system. This NOFO makes available from the FY 2017, 2018, and 2019 Consolidated Appropriations Acts, $25,437,714 in directed funding for eligible rail capital projects, as follows: $988,000 for Alaska, $12,670,330 for South Dakota, and $11,779,384 for Wyoming.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Special Transportation Circumstances Projects (State governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Only 17 other DOT - Federal Railroad Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (4% of 419).

Code 00
State governments
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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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What to do next

Special Transportation Circumstances Projects is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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