Who Qualifies for Rail Safety Funding in South Dakota
GrantID: 78238
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
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Grant Overview
South Dakota operates 1,816 miles of rail, 78 percent of which consists of single-track lines operated by Class II or III carriers. The Community Rail Safety Coalition requires applicants to document participation from county emergency management offices in at least four of the state's 66 counties where the nearest staffed fire department lies more than 25 miles from any rail crossing. Proposals must reference the most recent Federal Railroad Administration accident data specific to South Dakota crossings, where 64 percent of incidents between 2018 and 2022 occurred on lines with annual tonnage below 5 million gross tons.
Eligible coalitions must include at least one licensed short-line operator headquartered in the state and one tribal government whose reservation boundaries intersect an active rail line. Application materials require maps showing the location of every public crossing within the proposed service area together with average daily train counts obtained directly from the operating railroad. South Dakota reviewers reject submissions that rely on national crossing inventories without state-specific verification.
The coalition must submit a draft memorandum of understanding that designates which entity maintains updated emergency contact lists for each milepost in the covered counties. Proposals receive additional points when they incorporate winter weather protocols accounting for South Dakota's average of 47 days per year with temperatures below zero Fahrenheit. Unlike North Dakota applications, South Dakota requires explicit commitments from county sheriffs' offices because state law assigns primary incident command to sheriffs rather than state patrol in rural rail incidents.
Success metrics include the number of counties that adopt a joint rail incident response plan within 18 months and the percentage reduction in average response time reported by participating emergency agencies. Applications must demonstrate that data collection will cover both the east river and west river regions separately due to distinct rail ownership patterns.
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