1 - Rail Industrial Access Grant (RIA)
Funding Opportunity Details
Rail Program
Final Application Deadline:
Status Posted
Posted Date Jun 10, 2025 3:27 PM
Award Amount RangeNo Limit - No Limit
Project Dates -
Award Announcement Date
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity
Program Officer Linda Balderson
Phone (804) 513-1629 x
Description
The rail industrial access grant is a one time incentive to expand service into a business or industry.
Projects shall be awarded based on a 70/30 split (70% Department with 30% grantee match) funded by State money up to $750,000.
Eligible Project Elements are:
- Engineering
- Site preparation
- Track construction
- Track rehabilitation
- Track Improvement
- Environmental mitigation
- Mainline railroad switch
Eligible Recipients are:
- Business, Commercial, or Industrial Enterprises
- Municipal and County Governments acting on behalf of a Business, Commercial or Industrial Enterprises
- Local Departments of Economic Development acting on behalf of Enterprises
- Railroads
Attachments
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Guidance - Teal Book | Teal_Book_RailGuidance_October24.pdf | 4 MB | 05/01/2025 09:10 AM | |
| RIA Template Agreement 2025 | RIA_Template_Agreement_2025_watermark_highlighted.pdf | 544 KB | 05/01/2025 09:11 AM | |
| va w-9 | VA Substitute Form W-9 12-2022.pdf | 503 KB | 06/23/2023 10:18 AM |
Website links
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| RIA Page on Virginia DRPT Website | https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/ongoing-grant-programs/ria/ |
| Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board Website | https://www.ctb.virginia.gov/ |
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics Map | https://data.bls.gov/lausmap/showMap.jsp;jsessionid=BD33509BF3CA41AE7874B60DD966ED0D._t3_06v |
| Incentives Page on Virginia Economic Development Partnership Website | https://www.vedp.org/incentives |
| Site Selection Page on Virginia Economic Development Partnership Website | https://www.vedp.org/site-selection |