1. 2016

   One grant was awarded in late FY2016 to fund Preliminary Engineering and NEPA review and documentation for a proposed high-speed superconducting maglev (SCMAGLEV) train system.

2. 2017

   The FY 2016 funded project’s preliminary engineering work and NEPA study are underway to evaluate the proposed SCMAGLEV service on a new right-of-way (ROW) with reasonable alternatives for alignments and station locations, and will document potential impacts on the environment.

3. 2019

   A notice of funding opportunity for FY 2019 MAGLEV was published on October 29, 2019. Applications for FY 2019 MAGLEV were submitted by November 29, 2019. FRA later announced one $24,027,500 award to the Maryland Department of Transportation for the Baltimore-Washington SCMAGLEV Project .

4. 2020

   A notice of funding opportunity for FY 2019 MAGLEV was published on October 29, 2019. Applications for FY 2019 MAGLEV were submitted by November 29, 2019. FRA later announced one $24,027,500 award to the Maryland Department of Transportation for the Baltimore-Washington SCMAGLEV Project.

5. 2021

   A notice of funding opportunity for FY 2020 MAGLEV was published on July 1, 2020. Applications for FY 2020 MAGLEV were submitted by July 31, 2020. FRA later announced one $2,000,000 award to the Maryland Department of Transportation for the Baltimore-Washington SCMAGLEV Project.

6. 2022

   The on-going project initiated in FY 2016 will continue conducting the preliminary engineering and environmental compliance review for a high-speed MAGLEV train system. FRA published the FY 2022 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which made available approximately $2M in MAGLEV funding appropriated through the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

7. 2024

   The on-going project initiated in FY 2016 continued conducting the preliminary engineering and environmental compliance review for a high-speed MAGLEV train system.

8. 2025

   An on-going project initiated in FY 2016 will continue conducting the preliminary engineering and environmental compliance review for a high-speed MAGLEV train system. FRA anticipates obligating previously selected funding to further the existing high-speed MAGLEV project through additional engineering phases of the project. FRA also anticipates announcing project selections under the FY 2023-2024 CRISI NOFO, which included MAGLEV funding.

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

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

In connection with any program or activity conducted with or benefiting from funds awarded under this notice, recipients of funds must comply with all applicable requirements of Federal law, including, without limitation, the Constitution of the United States; the conditions of performance, nondiscrimination requirements, and other assurances made applicable to the award of funds in accordance with regulations of the Department of Transportation; and applicable Federal financial assistance and contracting principles promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget. In complying with these requirements, recipients, in particular, must ensure that no concession agreements are denied or other contracting decisions made on the basis of speech or other activities protected by the First Amendment. If the Department determines that a recipient has failed to comply with applicable Federal requirements, the Department may terminate the award of funds and disallow previously incurred costs, requiring the recipient to reimburse any expended award funds. Examples of administrative and national policy requirements include: 2 CFR Part 200; procurement standards; compliance with Federal civil rights laws and regulations; disadvantaged business enterprises; debarment and suspension; drug-free workplace; FRA’s and OMB’s Assurances and Certifications; Americans with Disabilities Act; safety requirements; NEPA; environmental justice and the Buy American Act, 41 U.S.C. 8301-8305. Financial assistance made available under this NOFO, and projects assisted with such assistance, are subject to 49 U.S.C. 5333(a). See an example of standard terms and conditions for FRA grant awards at https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L05285.

1. The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Pub. L. 109, 59.
2. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Div. G, Tit. I, Public Law 116-6.
3. Public Law 109-59 sections 1101(a)(18) and 1307, as amended by the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, Public Law 110-244, Sec. 102 (2008) (23 U.S.C. 322 note) (Technical Corrections Act).
4. Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Div. H, Tit. I, Public Law 116-94.
5. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Div. L, Tit. I, Public Law 116-260.