Rail Freight Assistance Program

Overview

AASHTO/ASLRRA profile on file. Terms and current funding unverified.

Uses

• Bridge
• Track Rehabilitation
• Transload Intermodal
• Grade Crossing
• Yard Improvement

Funding

Eligibility

• County
• Port Authority
• Private Industrial
• Class Iii
• Terminal Switching

Restricted to applicants in New Jersey.

Terms

• Mechanism: Competitive Grant
• SAM.gov registration: required

Track Record

Funded, on record

11 awards

Total awarded, on record

$26,273,247

Win rate

Not available — our records only cover who won, not who applied.

• Conrail$4,837,316 · FY2026
• South Jersey Port Corporation$3,888,748 · FY2026
• Interstate Waste$3,800,000 · FY2026
• Cape May Seashore Lines$3,621,877 · FY2026
• Winchester & Western Railroad$2,790,336 · FY2026

See every confirmed award, with sources →

Recipients

• Short Line · 6
• County · 2
• Terminal Railroad · 1
• Port · 1
• Private Industry · 1

• Conrail$4,837,316 · 1 award
• South Jersey Port Corporation$3,888,748 · 1 award
• Interstate Waste$3,800,000 · 1 award
• Cape May Seashore Lines$3,621,877 · 1 award
• Winchester & Western Railroad$2,790,336 · 1 award
• The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Corp$2,773,242 · 1 award
• Salem County$1,501,379 · 1 award
• Black River & Western Railroad$1,027,778 · 1 award
• Delaware and Raritan River Railroad LLC$885,137 · 1 award
• Morristown & Erie Railway$828,837 · 1 award
• Morris County$318,600 · 1 award

How to Apply

A direct application link isn't in our records yet — contact New Jersey Department of Transportation directly.