Deadline Calendar
Every rail funding program we track, federal and state — upcoming deadlines, rolling programs with no fixed window, and recently closed cycles. Updated as programs open, close, and change.
Aug 28, 2026
17 days
PA
Rail Freight Assistance Program
$700,000
Sep 7, 2026
27 days
WA
Freight Rail Assistance Program
Feb 1, 2027
174 days
VA
Rail Preservation Fund
Rolling
no fixed deadline
CA
Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program
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Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
MI
Freight Economic Development Program
$2,000,000
Rolling
no fixed deadline
NC
Freight Rail & Rail Crossing Safety Improvement
$400,000
Rolling
no fixed deadline
WI
Freight Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
WA
Freight Rail Investment Bank
Rolling
no fixed deadline
WI
Freight Railroad Preservation Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
IN
Industrial Rail Service Fund
$250,000
Rolling
no fixed deadline
KS
Kansas Railroad Assistance Program / Short Line Rail Improvement Fund
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
MEGA / National Infrastructure Project Assistance
Rolling
no fixed deadline
MI
Michigan Rail Efficiency Program
$5,000,000
Rolling
no fixed deadline
MN
Minnesota Rail Service Improvement
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA)
$5,000,000
Rolling
no fixed deadline
OH
Ohio Rail Development Commission Grants and Loans
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Port Infrastructure Development Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance
Rolling
no fixed deadline
VA
Rail Enhancement Fund
Rolling
no fixed deadline
VA
Rail Industrial Access
$750,000
Rolling
no fixed deadline
PA
Rail Transportation Assistance Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing
Rolling
no fixed deadline
IA
Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Rural Development — Business & Industry / Community Facilities
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Rural Surface Transportation Grant
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Section 130 Railway-Highway Crossings Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
Short Line Railroad Track Maintenance Tax Credit (Section 45G)
Rolling
no fixed deadline
TX
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan
Rolling
no fixed deadline
federal
TIFIA Credit Assistance
Rolling
no fixed deadline
CA
Trade Corridor Enhancement Program
Rolling
no fixed deadline
CA
Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program
Jun 25, 2026
closed
federal
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
Jun 8, 2026
closed
federal
Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
$1,000,000 · 20% match
Feb 24, 2026
closed
federal
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)