City of Springfield, Illinois won $157.1 million in FY2023-2024 CRISI funding

The Federal Railroad Administration's FY2023-2024 CRISI round awarded $157,126,494 to the City of Springfield, Illinois, for passenger capital and grade separation work, with a 20% non-federal match.

Awards announced

North Carolina Railroad Company won $105.6 million in FY2023-2024 CRISI funding for track rehabilitation

North Carolina Railroad Company, a Class III short line, received $105,595,000 in the Federal Railroad Administration's FY2023-2024 CRISI round for siding and track rehabilitation work, with a 38% non-federal match.

Analysis

CRISI and RCE's current authorization expires September 30, 2026

Both programs' IIJA funding authorization and advance appropriations run out at the end of this fiscal year. The House's BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870) would reauthorize CRISI at roughly $9.1 billion over five years but convert it to ordinary annual appropriations, and would reauthorize RCE at $675 million a year — down from IIJA's $5.5 billion. The Senate has not released a companion bill. Worth watching for any operator planning past this fiscal year.

Recent awards

Conrail — $4,837,315.5, NJ-RFAP FY2026
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Interstate Waste — $3,800,000, NJ-RFAP FY2026
Cape May Seashore Lines — $3,621,876.51, NJ-RFAP FY2026
Winchester & Western Railroad — $2,790,335.7, NJ-RFAP FY2026

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Upcoming deadlines

IA-VWTrust — closes Oct 26, 2026
WA-CleanDiesel — closes Dec 10, 2026
VA-RPF — closes Feb 1, 2027

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