Assistance Listing 20.338
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program – Special Transportation Circumstances
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF · Federal Railroad Administration
Assistance Listing 20.338, “Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program – Special Transportation Circumstances,” is a federal program administered by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $97.6M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 7 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
- Likely formula or pass-through fundingThis program obligates substantial funding but has no competitive notices in our Grants.gov records. Funds like these are often distributed by formula or through state agencies — contact your state's administering agency about sub-awards. calculated by GrantsJunction
- Funding up 3475% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed +3475% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction
Program objective
To fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and/or reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail systems. This Assistance Listing 20.338 created in August 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.325, please refer to former ALN 20.325 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.338 will be utilized by DOT at the start of FY 2026.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 20.338
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- State
State governments
Intended beneficiaries: State.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Grants within these programs ranged from $0 to $38,683,896 with an average of unknown.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 20.338. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Who gets funded
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 7 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 20.338, and prime recipients reported 5 sub-awards to other organizations.
Grant obligations by fiscal year
Largest recipients since October 1, 2023
Where recipients are located
- Wyoming$60.9M
- South Dakota$32.6M
Most recent awards
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · SDTHE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO REPLACE ELEVEN CULVERTS AT FOUR LOCATIONS AND INSTALL TWO NEW CULVERTS AT ONE LOCATION ON THE RAPID CITY, PIERRE & EASTERN RAILROAD?S (RCP&E) 163-MILE PIERRE?RAPID CITY (PRC) SUBDIVISION BETWEEN FORT PIERRE AND RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO UPGRADE ONE TIMBER TRESTLE TO 286K CAPACITY ON THE SAME SUB$879KStarts Dec 1, 2025 · Award ↗
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · SDTHE AWARD PURPOSE IS TO FUND THE RECIPIENT FOR PE, NEPA, FD, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE, INSTALL, REFURBISH, LENGTHEN, OR REALIGN APPROXIMATELY 103 CULVERTS ALONG THE 37-MILE SMRR MAIN LINE IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PROJECT WILL REHABILITATE AND ENHANCE THE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE PROJECT LIMITS. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT SMRR A$3.24MStarts Dec 1, 2025 · Award ↗
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · SDBELLE FOURCHE INDUSTRIAL AND RAIL PARK TRACK EXPANSION PROJECT$963KStarts Dec 1, 2025 · Award ↗
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · SDTHIS AWARD FUNDS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FINAL DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 11.84 MILES OF WORN-OUT LEGACY JOINTED MAIN LINE RAIL WITH 115LB CONTINUOUSLY WELDED RAIL AND REQUIRED COMPONENTRY AS WELL AS UPGRADE APPROXIMATELY 17 AT-GRADE RAIL CROSSINGS. THIS WILL IMPROVE RAILROAD SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, CAPACITY, AND RELIABILITY ON A RAILROAD THAT IS CRITICAL TO SUCCESS OF T$9.96MStarts Dec 1, 2025 · Award ↗
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · SDTHE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, FINAL DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, TO ELIMINATE SAFETY HAZARDS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE TRACK STRUCTURE ON A SEGMENT OF RAIL OWNED AND OPERATED BY DAKOTA, MINNESOTA VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD (DMVW). THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES REPLACING FOUR SWITCHES, INSTALLING FOUR NEW CONCRETE CROSSINGS, LAYING APPROXIMATELY 27,500 NEW$17.6MStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
- WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · WYTHE AWARD FUNDS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, FINAL DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION, TO EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE OVERPASS THAT WILL PERMANENTLY CLOSE THE COLLEGE DRIVE AT-GRADE RAIL CROSSING (USDOT NO. 245617J). THIS OVERPASS WILL SEPARATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM BNSF RAILWAY (BNSF) TRAIN MOVEM$38.7MStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
- WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · WYTHE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COMPLETE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, NEPA, FINAL DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION TO REPLACE TWO FRACTURE CRITICAL RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE SEPARATED CROSSINGS WITH NEW GRADE SEPARATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL CREATE A RELIABLE, FUNCTIONAL CROSSING THAT ALLOWS INTER-MODAL FREIGHT AND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC TO MOVE SEAMLESSLY THROUGH THIS CRITICAL INTERSECTION OF A MAIN FREIGHT RAILROAD$22.2MStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards
Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.
- DAKOTA MISSOURI VALLEY AND WESTERN RAILROAD INCfrom STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$17.6M · Dec 23, 2025
- L. G. EVERIST, INCORPORATEDfrom STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$9.96M · Dec 2, 2025
- SISSETON MILBANK RAILROAD COfrom STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$3.24M · Dec 8, 2025
- BELLE FOURCHE DEVELOPMENT CORPfrom STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$963K · Dec 2, 2025
- RAPID CITY, PIERRE & EASTERN RAILROAD, INC.from STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$879K · Dec 22, 2025
Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 20.338?
20.338 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program – Special Transportation Circumstances.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 20.338?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: State. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 20.338 provide?
The agency reported $97,612,192 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.
Who has received funding under ALN 20.338?
Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 7 grant awards under 20.338. The largest recipients by obligations were WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($60.9M) and STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($32.6M). Prime recipients also reported 5 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.