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69A36525520020AMTDC

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Congress charges the Northeast Corridor Commission with promoting mutual cooperation and planning pertaining to the rail operations, infrastructure investments, and related activities of the Northeast Corridor.

The Commission's mission statement is to bring the states, commuter agencies, AMTRAK, and US DOT together to modernize and improve the Northeast Corridor rail system through increased collaboration, transparency, and accountability.

Expected outcomes through the Commission's planning and coordination efforts include expanded and improved intercity, commuter, and freight rail services operating with greater safety and reliability, reduced travel times, increased frequencies, and enhanced intermodal connections designed to address airport and highway congestion, reduced transportation energy consumption, improved air quality, and increased economic development of the NEC region.

AMTRAK, NECC, FRA, and passengers of AMTRAK service will benefit from the collaboration and administrative support provided by NECC.

Additionally, passengers on the Northeast Corridor routes will benefit from the continued growth and success of these intercity passenger rail services.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR AMTRAK AND NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COMMISSION TO PROMOTE MUTUAL COOPERATION AND PLANNING PERTAINING TO THE RAIL OPERATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR. THIS ALSO INCLUDES BRINGING THE STATES COMMUTER AGENCIES AMTRAK AND US DOT TOGETHER TO MODERNIZE AND IMPROVE THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR RAIL SYSTEM THROUGH INCREASED COLLABORATION TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. EXPECTED OUTCOMES THROUGH THE COMMISSION PLANNING AND COORDINATION EFFORTS INCLUDE EXPANDED AND IMPROVED INTERCITY COMMUTER AND FREIGHT RAIL SERVICES OPERATING WITH GREATER SAFETY AND RELIABILITY REDUCED TRAVEL TIMES INCREASED FREQUENCIES AND ENHANCED INTERMODAL CONNECTIONS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS AIRPORT AND HIGHWAY CONGESTION REDUCED TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION IMPROVED AIR QUALITY AND INCREASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEC REGION.
Place of Performance
Washington, District Of Columbia United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Amtrak was awarded Northeast Corridor Rail Modernization Grant Cooperative Agreement 69A36525520020AMTDC worth $18,351,521 from Federal Railroad Administration in August 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Washington District Of Columbia United States. The grant has a duration of 5 years 3 months and was awarded through assistance program 20.315 National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity FY23/24 Northeast Corridor Commission (NECC) Project.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 11/12/24

Period of Performance
8/1/24
Start Date
11/1/29
End Date
25.0% Complete

Funding Split
$18.4M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$18.4M
Total Obligated
100.0% Federal Funding
0.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

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Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
69A36525520020AMTDC
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
DC-98
Modified: 11/12/24