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                Federal Railroad Administration Announces More Than $500,000 to Deter Trespassing
    

    
          Tuesday, July 7, 2020
    
          The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded more than half a million dollars in Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grants to law enforcement agencies today to support life-saving trespass abatement in multiple states.

“This money will help local law enforcement agencies deter people from taking unnecessary risks around railroad tracks, while continuing the focus on those specific populations that are known to subject themselves to such risks around railroad tracks,” FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory said.

FRA is announcing funds, totaling $528,028, to 11 projects in six states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, Montana, North Carolina and New Jersey. The agency received a total of 23 eligible applications for the grant program.

In awarding the grants, FRA focused on trespass hot spots — geographic areas where law enforcement agencies have witnessed high instances of the behavior. Between 2014 and 2018, FRA research confirmed 4,721 trespass incidents resulting in 2,412 deaths in the United States.

This grant program exemplifies priorities outlined in FRA’s National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property, which the agency issued in 2018. These include funding and developing partnerships among stakeholders well-positioned to assist their communities.

In making these grant selections, FRA afforded preference to 10 states with the highest numbers of trespass-related incidents. FRA then considered geographic diversity and applicants using innovative approaches to saving lives.

Law enforcement agency grantees will report their programmatic outcomes, ensuring agencies meet project goals through the activities negotiated in their agreements with FRA. These agencies will also provide other activity details, including the rationale for the selected enforcement activities. This U.S Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 www.transportation.gov/briefingroom News information will contribute to the wealth of research FRA incorporates into its national life-saving efforts.

“Local law enforcement officers know these areas and the residents’ needs, so we’re investing to help them serve their communities,” Batory said. “This work and resulting information will help us save even more lives.”

FRA will provide law enforcement grants to cover officer wages for the projects below. Read more about the projects here.

**California**

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Reducing Trespassing on Caltrain Right-of-Way — Up to $48,500
	San Bernardino Police Department Operation Safe Rails — Up to $80,000
	Southern California Regional Rail Authority Metrolink Trespasser Reduction Task Force — Up to $50,008**Florida**

Broward Sheriff's Office Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant — Up to $80,000
	City of Jacksonville Railroad Trespassing Education and Enforcement Project — Up to $20,100
	Hollywood Police Department Trespassing Pilot Grant Program Operation Fast Track — Up to $50,000
	Tampa Police Department Trespassing Prevention Program — Up to $41,920**Massachusetts**

City of Fitchburg Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Program — Up to $7,500**Montana**

Billings Police Department Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant — Up to $50,000**North Carolina**

Greensboro Police Department Railway Trespass Initiative — Up to $40,000 New**Jersey**

New Jersey Transit Police Department FY19 Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant — Up to $60,000### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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