USDOT Announces $97 Million for Hydrogen-Related Rail Projects—as Part of $2,4 Billion Package to Improve Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Grow America's Freight and Passenger Rail Networks - Hydrogen Central

USDOT Announces $97 Million for Hydrogen-Related Rail Projects—as Part of $2,4 Billion Package to Improve Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Grow America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Networks

Grants include hydrogen-related projects in California, Colorado, and Pennsylvania

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C. This includes three projects in California, Colorado, and Pennsylvania to support deployment of hydrogen-related transportation technologies and applications.Hydrogen-related projects include the following:

According to FRA officials, these projects will make rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, getting goods and people where they need to be quickly with fewer disruptions, lower shipping costs, and less pollution.

Administered through FRA’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, these grants will collectively benefit every region of the country, especially rural communities. Projects in this round of selections reflect the broad array of rail safety and service improvements eligible under this program, such as upgrading track, replacing or rehabilitating aging bridges, expanding rail connections at ports, adding modern locomotives to fleets, and more. The CRISI Program is also the only federal grant program prioritizing smaller, short line railroads vital to the American economy and regional supply chains.

See the full list of Fiscal Year 2023 and 2024 CRISI project selections and additional information on FRA’s CRISI Program.

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USDOT Announces $97 Million for Hydrogen-Related Rail Projects—as Part of $2,4 Billion Package to Improve Safety, Strengthen Supply Chains, and Grow America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Networks, source