IL-2024-025
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Application purpose: This grant which includes Section 5337, Section 5307, and Community Project Funding is to be used by METRA for rehabilitation and improvements throughout the six-county system to bring existing assets into a state of good repair and renew the rolling stock fleet.
Activities performed: Activities will include rail car and locomotive improvements and rehabilitations, keeping the railroad right-of-way, bridges, and retaining walls in a state of good repair, various improvements to yard facilities, signal and communications equipment, electrical power distribution, and station facilities, as well as oversight over these projects and design of upcoming projects.
Expected outcomes: The projects to be funded by this grant will help reduce METRA's state of good repair backlog, replace outdated and obsolete equipment, improve service reliability and efficiency.
Intended beneficiaries: The projects to be funded under this grant will benefit METRA riders throughout the six-county region that METRA serves.
Subrecipient activities: There are no subrecipients on this grant.
Activities performed: Activities will include rail car and locomotive improvements and rehabilitations, keeping the railroad right-of-way, bridges, and retaining walls in a state of good repair, various improvements to yard facilities, signal and communications equipment, electrical power distribution, and station facilities, as well as oversight over these projects and design of upcoming projects.
Expected outcomes: The projects to be funded by this grant will help reduce METRA's state of good repair backlog, replace outdated and obsolete equipment, improve service reliability and efficiency.
Intended beneficiaries: The projects to be funded under this grant will benefit METRA riders throughout the six-county region that METRA serves.
Subrecipient activities: There are no subrecipients on this grant.
Awardee
Funding Goals
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING IS APPROPRIATED AND ALLOCATED AT THE DISCRETION OF CONGRESS TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES - I.E. CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Illinois
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 38383% from $625,000 to $240,515,942.
Northeast Illinois Railroad Co was awarded
Metra : Enhancing Rail Infrastructure Improved Service Reliability
Project Grant IL-2024-025
worth $240,390,942
from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in August 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Illinois United States.
The grant
has a duration of 7 years 7 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.534 Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending.
$125,000 (0.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/19/24
Period of Performance
8/14/24
Start Date
3/31/32
End Date
Funding Split
$240.4M
Federal Obligation
$125.0K
Non-Federal Obligation
$240.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to IL-2024-025
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
IL-2024-025
SAI Number
IL-2024-025-00-20.534
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
695124 REGION 5 DOT FTA
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
QNMFBR7SVDB1
Awardee CAGE
4U6J5
Performance District
IL-90
Senators
Richard Durbin
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
Modified: 8/19/24