Project Grant 69A36525420040RAEFL
- The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $57.4 million Project Grant to Brightline Trains Florida LLC under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CFDA 20.325) federal grant program. The grant will fund improvements to the Boca Raton Station to enhance safety, efficiency and reliability of intercity passenger rail transportation. The funding, provided September 27, 2021, will support projects delivered through September 26, 2028 to upgrade...
- This $44,934,138 Project Grant, awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration on May 1, 2025 under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program, funds the design and construction of supplemental safety measures along 195 miles of the shared-use Florida East Coast Railway Brightline Railway Corridor between Miami and Cocoa, Florida. The safety improvements include the installation of channelization fencing, landscaping, delineators, roadway striping, rail dynamic envelopes,...
- This Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program is for $2,060,000 to Brightline Trains Florida LLC, a for-profit rail transportation company based in Miami, Florida. The purpose of the project is to advance a technology that will provide real-time alerts and aggregate data to generate heat-maps of trespassing and potential collision events on the Florida East Coast Railroad right-of-way...
- The Florida Department of Transportation, doing business as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, received a $48.8 million Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on November 18, 2021. The grant will fund preventative maintenance services for trains and stations through March 30, 2027. Herzog Transit Services Inc. will perform the maintenance work under a contract procured in 2016. The Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority...
- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, received a $24,269,293 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on June 4, 2024. The purpose of this award is to provide funds for various projects that include rail yard improvements, preventative maintenance, planning consultants, video surveillance and data networks, pedestrian bridges and crossings, station rehabilitation and improvements,...
- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) awarded a $13,500,000 Formula Grant to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on May 28, 2025. The grant funding will be used by FDOT for the "SFRTA ROLLING STOCK SEFTC TRIP; PURCHASE VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT; CAPITAL" project, which involves purchasing vehicles and equipment for the Tri-Rail commuter rail system operated by FDOT's Tri-County Commuter...
- This is a $27,479,000.00 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Formula Grant awarded on Sep 2, 2025 to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), operating as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority (SFRTA), under the FTA's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The grant funding will be used to cover a range of eligible transit infrastructure and capital projects, including rail yard improvements, preventative maintenance, planning consultants, pedestrian bridges, station...
- This $12,534,098,172 Cooperative Agreement award, provided under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) by the Federal Railroad Administration, will fund the development of a new all-electric high-speed rail system between Las Vegas, NV and Rancho Cucamonga, CA. The project includes 218 miles of track and systems, bridges, highway modifications, stations, maintenance facilities, and procurement of 10 high-speed trainsets. The subrecipient, Brightline...
- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $12,919,248 Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on September 12, 2023. The grant funding supports the "South FL Rail Corridor - NW 25th St to 964 Cut/DAX to Military - SFRTA; Rail Safety Project; Capital" initiative, which involves improvements to rail infrastructure and safety along the South Florida rail...
- The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded the State of Florida Department of Transportation a $20,218,048 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant funds will support preventative maintenance services for the Central Florida Rail Corridor and Sunrail commuter rail system from July 2021 through January 2023. Specifically, the funds will be used for maintenance of way activities on the 61.3-mile rail corridor, as well as...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration under the Restoration and Enhancement (CFDA 20.324) program, is intended to provide $38,572,095 in operating assistance to Brightline Trains Florida LLC (Brightline) to offset the initial net operating losses associated with its service expansion. Specifically, the funding will support Brightline's efforts to enhance its current intercity passenger rail service in Florida by lengthening its existing trainsets from five cars to seven cars, which will increase available seat miles by 38% on the corridor. This service change will allow Brightline to remove restrictions on short-distance trips but is expected to result in a net operating loss of approximately $38.6 million over 2025 and 2026. The grant award, with a project period from September 1, 2025 to January 9, 2031, aims to support Brightline's operations during this transition period as it works to build its ridership and revenue base.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $33.8m | 9/19/25 |