Project Grant DC75000600

This Cooperative Agreement award of $5,455,279.14 from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) will support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed rail corridor connecting Scranton, PA to New York City's Penn Station. The project sponsor, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will use the funding to complete key planning tasks, including developing a project...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants program (CFDA 20.315), will provide $578,510,007.00 to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to maintain safe and efficient national passenger rail operations. The funding will support activities that enhance service and ridership on both the Northeast Corridor and National Network routes, including...

This $513,352,125.00 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants program (CFDA 20.315), supports Amtrak's continued safe national passenger rail operations. The award funds activities that enhance efficient intercity passenger rail service and address federal operating requirements on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and regions outside the National Network. Key deliverables...

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT). The funding will support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for the proposed Empire Corridor rail improvements between New York City and Niagara Falls, NY. The SDP will involve creating a project performance plan, reviewing existing planning materials,...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA). This funding will support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for the Downeaster rail corridor, which connects Boston, MA to Brunswick, ME via Portland, ME. The SDP project will involve completing key planning and development activities, including...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000.00 from the Federal Railroad Administration's Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) supports the development of a Service Development Plan for the proposed Scranton to New York Penn Station rail corridor. Through this award, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the awardee, will complete critical planning tasks to advance the proposed corridor, including developing a project performance...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $37,500,000 Project Grant under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to complete planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental review for a future project to replace and expand the current bridge structure. The future project aims to replace the existing bridge, expand capacity from two to four tracks, install new communication and...

This $34,365,000 Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program, will fund critical infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation activities to enhance the safety and reliability of passenger and freight rail services. The project scope includes the replacement of approximately 124,000 crossties, 1,290 switch timbers at 43 turnout switches, the distribution of 500 tons of stone ballast...

The Florida Department of Transportation, doing business as the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority, was awarded a $17.89 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration on April 21, 2023. The grant funding will support capital projects through March 30, 2031 under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA #20.525). Funds will be used to cover eligible fixed guideway elements, stations, stops, terminals and associated professional services and...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $11,000,000.00 was provided by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program (CFDA 20.325). The grant will fund the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to conduct a programmatic National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) corridor study and a Northeast Corridor (NEC) corridor-wide survey. The goal is to generate information needed to inform future fence...