Operation Lifesaver, FRA award grants to rail-safety education programs

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Operation Lifesaver Inc., (OLI) in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced this week the award of $200,525 in grants to 15 state Operation Lifesaver programs to be used for grade crossing and trespass prevention public education programs.

OLI also announced the award of the first Innovative Rail Safety Grant to New York Operation Lifesaver, which will receive $60,000 to fund a targeted, data-driven and multifaceted trespass prevention campaign in the state.

Individual state grant awards range from $4,500 to $20,000. The FRA funds for public education campaigns will be awarded to Operation Lifesaver programs in California, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee. North Carolina will receive partial funding for its grant project from the FRA.


 


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