69A36525421210FSPDC
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
THIS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES AND DEVELOPS INTERCITY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEC CAPITAL RENEWAL AND OR ASSET VULNERABILITY NEEDS. IT WILL INCREASE AMTRAK TRAIN SPEEDS TO REDUCE TRIP TIME, DEVELOPING CONCEPTS AND PLANS TO ADDRESS SLOW ZONES AS WELL AS NEW HIGH-SPEED ZONES ON SEGMENTS OF THE NEC BETWEEN WASHINGTON, DC AND NEW JERSEY. AMTRAK WILL ALSO ANALYZE POTENTIAL NEW ALIGNMENTS ON SELECT SEGMENTS IN MARYLAND AND DELAWARE TO ASSESS AND DEVELOP POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER REDUCE TRIP TIMES AND INCREASE SPEEDS
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Multi-State
United States
Geographic Scope
Multi-State
Amtrak was awarded
NEC Performance Improvements for Amtrak Speed Enhancement
Project Grant 69A36525421210FSPDC
worth $21,600,000
from Federal Railroad Administration in June 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Multi-State United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 9 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.326 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair.
$5,400,000 (20.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY22-23 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program for projects located on the Northeast Corridor.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/23/25
Period of Performance
6/1/25
Start Date
3/31/28
End Date
Funding Split
$21.6M
Federal Obligation
$5.4M
Non-Federal Obligation
$27.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
69A36525421210FSPDC
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
69A365 OFFICE OF FUNDS ADMINISTRA (GRANTS)
Funding Office
69A365 OFFICE OF FUNDS ADMINISTRA (GRANTS)
Awardee UEI
M22USH2CHRG1
Awardee CAGE
1TXU3
Performance District
90
Modified: 9/23/25