Closed · FR-CRS-20-002 · CFDA 20.325 · Discretionary

FY18-20 Special Transportation Circumstances Projects

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

up to $16.2M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 7, 2020
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

FY18-20 Special Transportation Circumstances Projects is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration that offered Up to $16,193,884 across 5 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 $16.2M
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
20.325
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY18-20 Special Transportation Circumstances… is closed (last close July 7, 2020). 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 July 7, 2020

Posted May 8 Closes Jul 7

Est. Total Funding

$23,108,458

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This notice details the application requirements and procedures for the states of Alaska, South Dakota, and Wyoming to obtain Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) directed grant funding for eligible rail Capital Projects.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for FY18-20 Special Transportation Circumstances… (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: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Opportunity Zones · Transportation (OZ;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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

FY18-20 Special Transportation Circumstances… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
  • Look up CFDA 20.325 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants