High Speed Ground Transportation – Next Generation High Speed Rail Program
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 20.312
- Agency
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Federal Railroad Administration
Department of Transportation
- Grant awards
- 20 $58,165,165 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- Federal
- Profit organization
- Other public institution/organization
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Anyone/general public
- State
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration operates the High Speed Ground Transportation–Next Generation High Speed Rail Program (CFDA 20.312) to stimulate implementation of high-speed passenger rail systems, with the most recent grant award disbursed on September 4, 2007.
This program is dormant. No grant awards have been disbursed in the past 19 years. The portfolio comprises 20 Project Grants totaling $58.2 million in federal dollars obligated between 2001 and 2007, distributed at a cadence of one to three awards per year during its active period.
The program funded a mix of capital corridor planning, infrastructure demonstration, and safety innovation. Representative recent awards include the Atlanta-Chattanooga High Speed Rail Corridor ($7.86 million, July 2006), which supported corridor development; the Demo of Compliant Diesel Multiple Unit ($15.9 million, September 2004), which extended through 2014 and represented the largest single award; and demonstrations of positive train control systems on regional routes such as Milwaukee-to-Madison ($2 million, September 2002). Smaller awards supported pre-construction planning for the Pittsburgh maglev system, rail safety crossing improvements, and exploratory research into advanced locomotive propulsion and wireless communications control.
The Federal Railroad Administration was the sole funding agency for all 20 awards. Recipients contributed $21 million in non-federal matching funds against the federal obligation, indicating a cost-share requirement or co-investment norm in the program structure.
No recent grant opportunities under this Assistance Listing are currently posted, and no NOFO activity has been recorded since the final award in 2007. The program should be considered inactive pending reauthorization or resumption of solicitation.
Objective and description
- Objective
To stimulate the implementation of High Speed Passenger Rail Systems.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identify and explore innovative concepts with the objective of improving the safety and performance of the U.S… | National Academy Of Sciences | $200,000 | |
| Pre-construction planning for the pittsburgh maglev system | — | $962,240 | |
| Atlanta-chattanoga high speed rail corridor | — | $6,690,857 | |
| Safety crossing improvements | — | $347,200 | |
| Tacoma rail train to mountain | — | $1,653,333 | |
| Train to mountain washington | — | $826,667 | |
| Demo of compliant diesel multiple unit | State Of Florida Department Of Transportation | $9,327,439 | |
| Port umatilla intermodal facility x | — | $3,781,800 | |
| Revenue service demo diesel murti unit x | — | $9,341,300 | |
| Demo of highspeed postive train control x | — | $8,328,000 |
Latest 10 of 20 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Of Florida Department Of Transportation | $9,327,439 | 16% |
| 2 | National Academy Of Sciences | $3,805,000 | 7% |
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2017 | -$13,861 |
| FY2007 | $365,000 |
| FY2006 | $7,818,097 |
| FY2005 | $11,574,794 |
| FY2004 | $12,268,600 |
| FY2003 | $1,762,750 |
| FY2002 | $8,733,479 |
| FY2001 | $2,071,260 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 20.312?
Assistance Listing 20.312 is High Speed Ground Transportation – Next Generation High Speed Rail Program, a federal grant program run by Federal Railroad Administration (Department of Transportation). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for High Speed Ground Transportation – Next Generation High Speed Rail Program?
Its CFDA number is 20.312: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 20.312 awarded?
20 grant awards under 20.312 have obligated $58,165,165 in federal funds to 2 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 20.312?
The recipients obligated the most under High Speed Ground Transportation – Next Generation High Speed Rail Program are State Of Florida Department Of Transportation ($9,327,439) and National Academy Of Sciences ($3,805,000).
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