FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is announcing the opportunity to apply for approximately $166 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program. This program aims to provide funding for the replacement of rail vehicles. Eligible applicants include states, local governmental authorities, and other public entities in urbanized areas with fixed guideway and/or high-intensity motorbus systems in revenue service for at least seven full federal fiscal years prior to the beginning of the federal fiscal year of the apportionment. The application deadline is July 6, 2026. • Eligible applicants must be in an urbanized area and eligible for State of Good Repair Formula Funding (Section 5337). • The funding opportunity ID is FTA–2026–009–TPM–RAIL. • Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted. • The full text of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) can be found on FTA’s website at https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/notices and in the ‘‘FIND’’ module of GRANTS.GOV.