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FY18 & FY19 Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program

ID: FR-RAE-20-001 • Type: Posted
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Description

The purpose of the R&E Program is to provide operating assistance to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail transportation. Eligible projects will include operating expenses associated with intercity passenger rail service, such as: staffing costs; diesel fuel or electricity costs; station costs; lease payments on rolling stock; routine planned maintenance costs; host railroad access costs; train yard operation costs; and administrative costs.

Overview

Category of Funding
Transportation
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
On 11/6/19 Federal Railroad Administration posted grant opportunity FR-RAE-20-001 for FY18 & FY19 Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program. The grant will be issued under grant program 20.324 Restoration and Enhancement. It is expected that 2 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Nov. 6, 2019, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
Feb. 5, 2020, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
No Explanation
Last Updated
Dec. 20, 2019, 11:24 p.m. EST
Version
3
Archive Date
March 6, 2020

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
City or township governments
County governments
State governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Amtrak or another rail carrier that provides intercity rail passenger transportation, and any rail carrier in partnership with at least a State (including the District of Columbia),a group of States, an Interstate Compact; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States, or a political subdivision of a State.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$26,337,600
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
Not Provided
Estimated Number of Grants
2

Contacts

Contact
DOT/Federal Railroad Administration
Contact Email
Email Description
Grants.gov Customer Support
Contact Phone
(202) 493-0112
Additional Information
FY18 & FY19 Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program

Documents

Posted documents for FR-RAE-20-001

Grant Awards

Grants awarded through FR-RAE-20-001

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