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Apply for IRAP funding

MassDOT manages IRAP on cyclical basis and typically solicits new candidate projects in the spring of each year.
Applications are being accepted from April 22nd to May 22, 2025 at 5 p.m.

Contacts

Industrial Rail Access Program

Phone

Call Industrial Rail Access Program at 857-368-8963

Online

James Eng, Deputy Rail Administrator Email Industrial Rail Access Program at James.Eng@dot.state.ma.us
Carlos A. Velasquez, Assistant Project Manager Email Industrial Rail Access Program at carlos.a.velasquez@dot.state.ma.us

The Details

What you need

Please submit the application listed below.

Eligible applicants include freight railroad operators, industry partners/rail shippers, municipalities, and economic development corporations.

How to apply

Please fill out the application and submit it via email to:

MassDOTIRAPProgram@dot.state.ma.us

Downloads

Open PDF file, 448.9 KB,  Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP) FY2026 Application Instructions (English, PDF 448.9 KB)
Open PDF file, 309.6 KB,  Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP) FY2026 Application Form (English, PDF 309.6 KB)

Contact

Phone
Call Industrial Rail Access Program at 857-368-8963
Online
James Eng, Deputy Rail Administrator Email Industrial Rail Access Program at James.Eng@dot.state.ma.us
Carlos A. Velasquez, Assistant Project Manager Email Industrial Rail Access Program at carlos.a.velasquez@dot.state.ma.us

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