69A36525521150FSPDC
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The proposed corridor would connect Dallas and Houston, TX, with a new, dedicated and grade-separated high-speed passenger rail service.
The proposed corridor would provide new service on a new alignment, with station stops in Dallas, Brazos Valley, and Houston.
The corridor sponsor will advance environmental reviews and preliminary engineering, as well as develop a project management plan, project schedule, capital cost estimate, financial plan, and related project development activities.
The outcome of this project will be the completion of the project development stage and readiness for project implementation.
The proposed corridor will primarily serve the Houston and Dallas metro areas, as well as the communities in and around Brazos Valley.
The proposed corridor would provide new service on a new alignment, with station stops in Dallas, Brazos Valley, and Houston.
The corridor sponsor will advance environmental reviews and preliminary engineering, as well as develop a project management plan, project schedule, capital cost estimate, financial plan, and related project development activities.
The outcome of this project will be the completion of the project development stage and readiness for project implementation.
The proposed corridor will primarily serve the Houston and Dallas metro areas, as well as the communities in and around Brazos Valley.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE PROPOSED CORRIDOR WOULD CONNECT DALLAS AND HOUSTON TEXAS WITH A NEW DEDICATED AND GRADE SEPARATED HIGH SPEED PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE. THE PROPOSED CORRIDOR WOULD PROVIDE NEW SERVICE ON A NEW ALIGNMENT WITH STATION STOPS IN DALLAS BRAZOS VALLEY AND HOUSTON. THE CORRIDOR SPONSOR WILL ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AS WELL AS DEVELOP A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN PROJECT SCHEDULE CAPITAL COST ESTIMATE FINANCIAL PLAN AND RELATED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STAGE AND READINESS FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. THE PROPOSED CORRIDOR WILL PRIMARILY SERVE THE HOUSTON AND DALLAS METRO AREAS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND BRAVOS VALLEY.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 08/31/27 to 04/30/25 and the total obligations have decreased 96% from $79,915,000 to $3,125,085.
Amtrak was awarded
Texas High-Speed Rail Project: Dallas to Houston Connection
Cooperative Agreement 69A36525521150FSPDC
worth $2,500,068
from Federal Railroad Administration in July 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 9 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.326 Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair.
$625,017 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity FY24 - Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program - Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor Step 3.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 7/22/25
Period of Performance
7/1/24
Start Date
4/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$2.5M
Federal Obligation
$625.0K
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 69A36525521150FSPDC
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
69A36525521150FSPDC
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
TX-90
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 7/22/25