Overview

The Railroad Crossing Elimination Program includes $$1,148,809,580 in funding FY 2024 for planning and construction grants that focus on highway-rail or pathway-rail grade crossing improvement projects with an emphasis on improving the safety and mobility of people and goods. Eligible projects include the following:

  • Grade separation or closure, including through the use of a bridge, embankment, tunnel, or a combination thereof.
  • Track relocation.
  • Improvement or installation of protective devices, signals, signs, or other.
  • Measures to improve safety related to a separation, closure, or track relocation project.
  • Other means to improve the safety if related to the mobility of people and goods at highway-rail grade crossings (including technological solutions).
  • The planning, environmental review, and design of an eligible project type.

RCE was created by the BIL and administered by the Federal Railroad Administration.

FY 2024 NOFO Release Date: July 10, 2024

FY 2024 Submission Date: September 23, 2024

For additional detailed information, please see the U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administration RCE Grant Program Webpage.

FY 2022 RCE Grant Applications Submitted by MDT

Grant Application Name Project Type Grant Application Description Approximate Amount Requested
FY 2022 Applications
Belgrade Urban Improvements Planning Replace an at-grade highway-rail crossing with a grade-separated railroad crossing. $2,900,000