States Await Guidance on Recovery Rail Funds

Washington, April 9 – As state governments gear up to submit their applications for the $8 billion in capital grants for rail projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Federal Railroad Administration is clarifying the application process and updating states on new guidance information.

Most notably within a new Question and Answer document released by the FRA is information regarding the timeline it is looking at to implement its three ARRA-funded grant programs.