Opportunity Information: Apply for FR RRD 22 003
The FY22 Short Line Safety Institute Program is a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant opportunity funded through a specific congressional appropriation. Its purpose is to support the work of the Short Line Safety Institute, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization focused on strengthening safety culture and improving safety performance across the short line and regional railroad sector. The Institute's approach is built around voluntary, non-punitive partnerships, meaning it is designed to encourage participation and improvement without framing the effort as enforcement or punishment. Overall, the program is meant to help short line and regional railroads adopt better safety practices and deepen an industry-wide commitment to safety as an everyday operational priority.
This opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration. The funding activity category is identified as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, which reflects that the work includes structured assessment methods, training development, applied research, and communications strategies that can be evaluated and improved over time. The program is tied to CFDA number 20.313, and it is identified by Funding Opportunity Number FR RRD 22 003.
In terms of funding scale and structure, the opportunity anticipates making a single award, with an award ceiling of $2,500,000. In other words, the program was set up to fund one recipient, consistent with the fact that Congress appropriated money specifically to support the Short Line Safety Institute and its mission. The eligible applicants category is listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, but the description makes clear that the intended recipient is the Institute itself.
Programmatically, the Institute plans to deliver its mission through four main pillars of activity. The first pillar, safety culture assessments, centers on evaluating the human and organizational factors that influence safety outcomes, such as leadership practices, communication norms, reporting comfort, and operational decision-making. The second pillar, education and training, focuses on developing and delivering learning opportunities that help short line and regional railroads strengthen frontline and management competencies tied to safe operations. The third pillar, research, supports the study and development of methods, tools, and insights that can improve safety practices in the short line and regional environment, which often differs from large Class I railroads in resources, operating conditions, and risk profiles. The fourth pillar, communications, is aimed at sharing safety information, lessons learned, and effective practices across the industry to reinforce shared learning and maintain momentum around safety improvement.
Key administrative dates included in the notice show the opportunity was created on August 18, 2022, with an original closing date of August 26, 2022. Taken together, the grant announcement describes a targeted, congressionally directed investment intended to sustain and advance a specialized national capability: helping short line and regional railroads improve safety culture and performance through collaborative, practical, and non-punitive support.Apply for FR RRD 22 003
- The Department of Transportation, DOT - Federal Railroad Administration in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY22 Short Line Safety Institute Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.313.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 18, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 26, 2022 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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