Federal grants to Rail Development Commission Ohio
Rail Development Commission Ohio in Columbus, Ohio received $61.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Railroad Crossing Elimination, with $40.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $39.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$61.0 million
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025$39.3 million
- Largest award$26.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $9.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $3.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $8.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $39.3 million |
Programs that fund Rail Development Commission Ohio
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Railroad Crossing Elimination | 2 | $40.0 million |
| Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | 6 | $20.0 million |
| Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail | 2 | $1.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 10 | $61.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The proposed project was selected for project development, final design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction and includes activities to grade separate race road and close an at-grade crossing at maddock road in north ridgeville, Ohio. The project will grade-separate one crossing and close ano | Railroad Crossing Elimination | September 26, 2025 | $26.3 million |
| The project, located at hines hill road, will improve safety, traffic flow, and emergency service response times in the city of hudson by removing this at-grade crossing which has a documented history of traffic delays caused by trains occupying the crossing. Safety is the goal of the hines hill gra | Railroad Crossing Elimination | September 26, 2025 | $13.7 million |
| The village of spencer is a small rural community located in western medina county, oh. Switching operations at w lespencer yard frequently cause delays by blocking highway-rail grade crossings at main street in the village of spencer.north main street (sr 301) is the primary north-south route throu | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | July 26, 2024 | $6.9 million |
| Napoleon, defiance & western critical safety upgrade | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | July 12, 2021 | $4.1 million |
| Linking lima | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | July 9, 2021 | $3.9 million |
| The objective of the project is to improve safety and reliability across the lines by eliminating slow orders on the lines and improving conditions to fra class II track standards. | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | April 26, 2022 | $2.2 million |
| The iory-operated greenfield line provides essential rail service to regional shippers,connecting with the national rail network via numerous interchanges in nearby cincinnati andcolumbus, Ohio. Over 50% of ties in the project area are defective. The current condition resultsin slow orders, ineffici | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | June 9, 2022 | $2.2 million |
| Youngstown & southeastern railroad mahoning valley revival project | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | July 9, 2021 | $700,050 |
| The proposed corridor would connect cleveland, oh, to detroit, mi, through toledo, oh.the proposed corridor would provide new service on an existing alignment. Using servicedevelopment plan (SDP) sow framework, the corridor sponsor will develop a projectperformance plan (task 1.1), existing planning | Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail | May 23, 2024 | $500,000 |
| The proposed corridor would connect cleveland, columbus, dayton, and cincinnati, oh. Theproposed corridor would provide new service on an existing alignment. Using servicedevelopment plan (SDP) sow framework, the corridor sponsor will develop a projectperformance plan (task 1.1), existing planning a | Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail | March 27, 2024 | $500,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Rail Development Commission Ohio get?
$61.0 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Rail Development Commission Ohio the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $61.0 million in 10 awards.
What is Rail Development Commission Ohio's largest federal grant?
$26.3 million under Railroad Crossing Elimination, with its first action in the period on September 26, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Rail Development Commission Ohio?
Its largest are Railroad Crossing Elimination, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements and Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail.
Other grant recipients in Columbus
- Ohio Department of Medicaid
- Ohio Department of Education
- Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
- Ohio Department of Transportation
- Ohio Department of Development
- Ohio Department of Health
- The Ohio State University
- The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management
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