FY25 Center of Excellence-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Supplemental)
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: April 24, 2026
Archive date: May 31, 2026
Close date: May 1, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362047
Opportunity number: FR-RRD-25-003
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: DOT - Federal Railroad Administration
Agency code: DOT-FRA
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $2,500,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dot_fra
- category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
This funding opportunity provides supplemental funds to the existing grant agreement number 69A36524520020RRDIL. The objective of the Center is to advance research and development that improves the safety, efficiency, and reliability of passenger and freight rail transportation by funding basic and applied research, evaluation, education, workforce development, training, and technology transfer efforts related to safety, project delivery, efficiency, reliability, resiliency, and sustainability of urban commuter, intercity high-speed, and freight rail transportation. Outcomes from the Center will include results from the research conducted as well as education, workforce development, and technology transfer activities.