PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To promote safety in all areas of railroad operations; reduce railroad related accidents and casualties; and to reduce damage to property caused by accidents involving any carrier of hazardous materials by providing State participation in the enforcement and promotion of safety practices.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. CONSUMER PROTECTION;
- Regulation, Inspection, Enforcement;
2. EMPLOYMENT, LABOR, AND TRAINING;
- Job Training, Employment;
3. TRANSPORTATION;
- Rail Transportation;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);