Closed · FR-RRD-20-001 · CFDA 20.313 · Discretionary
FY20 Short Line Safety Institute Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Railroad Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 29, 2020
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY20 Short Line Safety Institute Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration that offered Up to $2,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 418 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration.
- up to $2.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 20.313
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
FY20 Short Line Safety Institute Program is closed (last close May 29, 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 May 29, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$2,500,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
This is a Congressional appropriation to fund the Short Line Safety Institute (Institute), a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is, "to provide the leadership to enhance the safety culture and safety performance of short line and regional railroads through voluntary, non-punitive partnerships." The Institute's Strategic goals are to enhance and improve safety practices and to increase the short line and regional railroad industry's culture of commitment to safety. The Institute will address these strategic goals through Four Pillars of activities: safety culture assessments, education and training, research, and communications.
Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Science and Technology / R&D
The printed eligibility set for FY20 Short Line Safety Institute Program is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 2 other DOT - Federal Railroad Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 419).
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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
FY20 Short Line Safety Institute Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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