Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program

Applicants are to identify, and apply under, only one of the following Tracks:
1. Systems Planning and Project Planning; 2. Project Development; 3. Final Design/Construction; 4. Research, Workforce Development, Safety Programs, and Institutes; or 5. Deployment of Magnetic Levitation Transportation Projects

Applicants must provide at least 20% of the total project costs via public sector or private sector, in-kind (non-federal) matching contributions.

• Capital Projects: relating to intercity passenger rail service; necessary to address congestion, safety challenges affecting rail service, or facilitate ridership growth in intercity passenger rail transportation along heavily traveled rail corridors; and to improve short-line, regional, or highway-rail grade crossing and railroad infrastructure;
• Deployment of railroad safety technology, including Positive Train Control (PTC) and Rail Integrity Inspection Systems;
• Rail line relocation or improvement projects;
• Preparation of regional rail and corridor service development plans and corresponding environmental analyses;
• Projects and research necessary to enhance multimodal connections and any aspect of rail-related capital, operations, or safety improvements;
• Development and implementation of a safety program, emergency plan, or institute designed to improve rail safety; and
• Deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects.

• A State, group of States, or Interstate Compact
• Public Agencies or Publicly Chartered Authorities
• Political Subdivision of a State
• Private Sector
• Rail Carriers, Holding Companies, or Equipment Manufacturers
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
• University Transportation Centers engaged in rail-related research
• Nonprofit Labor Organizations representing employees of rail carriers

Rural Area Set-Aside: at least $657,393,500, or 25% of available funding
Intercity Passenger Rail Set-Aside: at least $150M
Trespassing Measures Set-Aside: at least $32,724,132
Magnetic Levitation Deployment Projects Set-Aside: $2M in 2021 Appropriation funding for deployment projects and $5M in 2023 Appropriation for preconstruction planning activities and capital costs related to deployment projects
Workforce Development Set-Aside: at least $5M

• Develop and implement measures to prevent trespassing and reduce associated injuries and fatalities;
• Incorporate a comprehensive approach to project development, include multiple project partners, and include infrastructure improvements in combination with a safety program focused on enforcement and outreach;
• Maximize net benefits of awarded funds, including anticipated private and public benefits relative to project cost;
• Rehabilitating, remanufacturing, procuring, or overhauling locomotives, provided the results significantly reduce emissions;
• Address environmental justice, particularly for communities disproportionately experiencing climate change-related consequences;
• Target at least 40% of benefits toward low-income communities and those underserved by affordable transportation; and
• Workforce development and training activities to support the creation of good-paying jobs, strong labor standards, and placement programs.