<NOTICE>
            <PREAMB>
                <PRTPAGE P="22911"/>
                <AGENCY TYPE="S">DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION</AGENCY>
                <SUBAGY>Federal Railroad Administration</SUBAGY>
                <SUBJECT>Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 Railroad Crossing Elimination (Crossing Safety) Program</SUBJECT>
                <AGY>
                    <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
                    <P>Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT).</P>
                </AGY>
                <ACT>
                    <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
                    <P>Notice.</P>
                </ACT>
                <SUM>
                    <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
                    <P>
                        The Federal Railroad Administration has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and 2026 Railroad Crossing Elimination (Crossing Safety) Program. The total funding available for awards under the NOFO is up to $1,146,528,000. The full text of the NOFO can be found on FRA's website: 
                        <E T="03">https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy25-26-NOFO-RCE-crossing-safety</E>
                         and at 
                        <E T="03">https://www.Grants.gov</E>
                         using the funding opportunity ID FR-RCE-26-001.
                    </P>
                </SUM>
                <DATES>
                    <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
                    <P>Applications for funding under this solicitation are due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) June 8, 2026. Applications that are incomplete or received after 11:59 p.m. ET June 8, 2026, will not be considered for funding. FRA reserves the right to modify this deadline. See Section 4 and Section 5 of the NOFO for additional information on the application process.</P>
                </DATES>
                <ADD>
                    <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
                    <P>
                        Applicants must submit all application materials, in their entirety, through 
                        <E T="03">https://www.Grants.gov.</E>
                         FRA is committed to ensuring that information is available in appropriate alternative formats to meet the requirements of persons who have a disability. If you require an alternative version of files provided, please contact 
                        <E T="03">lou.lorello@dot.gov.</E>
                    </P>
                </ADD>
                <FURINF>
                    <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
                    <P>
                        For further information concerning this notice, grant application submission, and processing questions, please contact 
                        <E T="03">FRA-NOFO-Support@dot.gov.</E>
                    </P>
                </FURINF>
            </PREAMB>
            <SUPLINF>
                <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
                <P>
                    The full text of the NOFO can be found on FRA's website: 
                    <E T="03">https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy25-26-NOFO-RCE-crossing-safety</E>
                     and at 
                    <E T="03">https://www.Grants.gov</E>
                     using the funding opportunity ID FR-RCE-26-001. The total funding available for awards under the issued NOFO is up to $1,146,528,000.
                </P>
                <P>
                    <E T="03">Authority:</E>
                     49 U.S.C. 22909; 2 CFR 200.204; 49 CFR 1.89.
                </P>
                <SIG>
                    <NAME>David A. Fink,</NAME>
                    <TITLE>Administrator.</TITLE>
                </SIG>
            </SUPLINF>
            <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2026-08234 Filed 4-27-26; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
            <BILCOD>BILLING CODE 4910-06-P</BILCOD>
        </NOTICE>