Railroad Safety Technology Grants

CFDA 20.321 · Federal Grants & Funding

Total Funding

$62.3M

Awards

Recipients

States

Last Updated

Feb 9, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

Yearly federal funding for CFDA program 20.321 (Railroad Safety Technology Grants), with obligated amounts, award counts, and year-over-year change.
Fiscal Year	Obligations	Awards	YoY Change
2024	$34.8M	3
2026	$27.5M	1	-20.8%

Award Type Mix

CFDA program 20.321 (Railroad Safety Technology Grants) federal awards broken down by award type, with obligated amounts and award counts.
Type	Obligations	Awards
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Top 4 Awards under CFDA 20.321

Largest individual obligations for Railroad Safety Technology Grants.

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Top 4 Awards under CFDA 20.321
Award	Recipient	Awarding Agency	Place	FY	Obligation
ASST_NON_NY-2018-008_069 THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NYSDOT) IS REQUESTING OBLIGATION OF $33749974 FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL GRANT PROGRA…	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEW YORK New York	Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration	NY-90	2024	$29,896,630
ASST_NON_MA-2019-020_069 APPLICATION PURPOSE: N/A; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: N/A; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: N/A; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: N/A; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N/A	MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Massachusetts	Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration	MA-90	2026	$27,548,335
ASST_NON_CA-2018-033_069 APPLICATION PURPOSE: N/A; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: N/A; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: N/A; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: N/A; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N/A	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY California	Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration	CA-90	2024	$3,125,934
ASST_NON_FR-TEC-0015-17_069 THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO SUSTAIN UNINTERRUPTED FREIGHT RAIL INTERCHANGES, AND RAIL SERVICE TO EIGHTY-EIGHT (88) RAIL-SERVED BUSINESSES IN NORTH TEXAS. THE GRANTEE WILL P…	FORT WORTH & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY Texas	Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration	TX-12	2024	$1,743,436

Top 4 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.

Spending by State

CFDA program 20.321 (Railroad Safety Technology Grants) federal funding broken down by state, sorted by total obligated amount.
State	Funding	Awards
New York	$29.9M	1
Massachusetts	$27.5M	1
California	$3.1M	1
Texas	$1.7M	1

Top Recipients

Top recipients of CFDA program 20.321 (Railroad Safety Technology Grants) federal funding, with total obligated amounts and award counts.
Recipient	Total	Awards
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEW YORKNY	$29.9M	1
MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYMA	$27.5M	1
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITYCA	$3.1M	1
FORT WORTH & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANYTX	$1.7M	1

Agencies Administering This Program

Department of Transportation$62.3M

Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs