Project Grant FRAMT000515

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants program (CFDA 20.315), provides $18,351,521.00 in financial assistance to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to support the operation and capital investment in intercity passenger rail service across the United States. The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to November 1, 2029. The funding supports Amtrak's efforts to modernize and...

This federal 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), funds Amtrak to maintain safe national passenger rail operations, pursue activities that support efficient intercity passenger rail service, and address federal operating requirements and mandates for regions outside the National Network, including the Northeast Corridor. The $513,352,125.00...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $578,510,007 Cooperative Agreement under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants program (CFDA 20.315) to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, also known as Amtrak. The purpose of this multi-year award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to January 31, 2028, is to support Amtrak's continued safe national passenger rail operations, efficient service to intercity passenger rail ridership, and compliance with...

This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) will provide $37,500,000 to complete planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental review to support future final design and construction of a bridge replacement project. The project will replace the current bridge structure, expand capacity from two to four tracks to accommodate increased intercity and commuter rail...

This $9,000,000.00 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.075) supports critical security enhancement initiatives for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), the primary provider of intercity passenger rail service in the United States. The award will fund a 36-month project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to implement security upgrades, infrastructure hardening, and other...

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) will receive $130,041,549 from the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grant program (CFDA 20.326) to support construction of the Portal Northbridge Project from November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2028. The project funds replacement of the existing movable Portal Bridge with a modern fixed structure to restore reliability and state of good repair to this...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.324 - Restoration and Enhancement Grant Program) provides $14,208,258 in funding to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to establish daily intercity passenger rail service between Saint Paul, Minnesota and Chicago, Illinois. The project will allow for one round trip per day, complementing the existing Empire Builder long-distance service and increasing passenger...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $55,000,000 Project Grant through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for a project to improve passenger rail infrastructure and services at Chicago Union Station. The project involves the removal of defunct baggage platforms, expansion of three existing passenger platforms, addition of new ingress/egress to improve passenger capacity, emergency...

The Alaska Railroad Corporation received a $2,485,228 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to fund FY21 SECTION 5337 BOND PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST COSTS. The State of Good Repair Program provides formula funding to assist in financing capital projects for existing fixed guideway systems including rail, with the awarded funds to be used by Alaska Railroad Corporation from April 6,...

This $23,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326) will fund planning, preliminary engineering, and environmental review activities to support the future final design and construction of a bridge replacement project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Completing planning, preliminary engineering, and National Environmental...