The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration is seeking applications for its Fiscal Year 2021-2024 Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grant Program. The purpose of the R&E Program is to provide grants for initiating, restoring, or enhancing intercity rail passenger transportation operations. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments, tribal governments, and other public and private rail carriers. The application evaluation will focus on project readiness, technical merit, and anticipated benefits, with a preference for projects aligned with administration priorities like safety, climate change, and equity. The application deadline is September 30, 2024.
The program has $153,845,680 in available funding, with individual awards not to exceed 90% of projected net operating costs in the first year, declining to 30% by the sixth year of service. Recent R&E grants have supported initiatives like enhancing service on the CTrail Hartford Line in Connecticut by adding a ninth weekday round-trip train. Awards under this program are managed through the Restoration and Enhancement program (CFDA 20.324).
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