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Capital Assistance to States - Intercity Passenger Rail Service

Program Information

Popular name

IPR Program

Program Number

20.317

Program objective

To provide financial assistance to fund capital improvements (and related planning activities) necessary to support improved or new intercity passenger rail service.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    FRA requests $2.45 billion across multiple program areas related to capital assistance to states, including $550 million focused on the Northeast Corridor, including ongoing equipment overhaul needs, addressing the backlog of state of good repair capital needs, and replacing legacy equipment; $225 million to state corridors to support phase-in of fixed asset capital charges to states under PRIIA 209, $850 million to support long-distance route capital with equipment overhauls, replacement, stations, maintenance facilities and route operations; $475 National Assets, Legacy Debt and Amtrak PTC, including operating and capital needs for national reservations systems, security and policing, training centers, other national systems, legacy debt service and principal and PTC capital on Amtrak routes; and $350 million on upgrading Amtrak-served stations to become ADA compliant. Capital Assistance to States projects completed in FY 2016 include the construction of new track, bridges and signal improvements that will enable more efficient operations of freight and passenger services.

  2. 2017

    The completion of Environmental Impact Statements and Service Development Plans in FY 2017 will further development of high-speed passenger rail service in heavily traveled corridors in the nation’s fast growing regions.

  3. 2018

    One project to advance intercity passenger rail service was completed in FY 2018.

  4. 2019

    One project to advance intercity passenger rail service was completed in FY 2019.

  5. 2020

    All projects were completed prior to FY 2020.

  6. 2021

    FRA does not anticipate any further funding appropriations or grant obligations under this Assistance Listing Number. FRA anticipates closing all grants under the program by 2023.

  7. 2022

    FRA does not anticipate any further funding appropriations or grant obligations under this Assistance Listing Number.

  8. 2024

    FRA does not anticipate any further funding appropriations or grant obligations under this Assistance Listing Number.

  9. 2025

    FRA does not anticipate any further funding appropriations or grant obligations under this Assistance Listing Number.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Guidance for this program is provided by The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and related laws, the FRA publication entitled, Railroad Corridor Transportation Plans: A Guidance Manual (available at www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/2751), and Federal Register notices announcing the availability of funding pursuant to this program.

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Profit organization
  • State

Additional resources