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Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

20.326

Program objective

To fund capital projects that repair, replace, or rehabilitate publicly-owned or controlled railroad assets and improve intercity passenger rail performance.

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. 2019

    FRA received applications requesting FY 2017 and 2018 funds ($272,250,000) and announced the selection of projects that will reduce the state of good repair backlog and improve intercity passenger rail performance.

  2. 2020

    FRA received applications requesting FY 2019 and 2020 funds and announced the selection of projects that will reduce the state of good repair backlog and improve intercity passenger rail performance.

  3. 2021

    In FY 2021, FRA obligated 5 grants for over $80 million from previous year NOFOs. FRA announced the selection of $291 million in funding for 11 projects in 9 States from the FY 2019 and FY 2020 Notice of Funding Opportunities.

  4. 2022

    In FY 2022, FRA published the FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for an estimated $198 million. FRA has obligated 3 grants for over $49 million and continues to obligate additional selections from all previous year NOFOs as environmental reviews and other prerequisites are completed.

  5. 2024

    In FY 2024, FRA announced the FY 2022-2023 award selections of grant projects not located on the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The awards, funded through the FSP Program supports projects that improve safety, economic strength and global competitiveness, equity, climate and sustainability, and transformation, consistent with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) strategic goals. FRA published an FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making FY 2024 funds available.

  6. 2025

    FRA anticipates announcing project selections under the FY 2024 FSP-National NOFO.

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.

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; requirements for disadvantaged business enterprises, debarment and suspension requirements, and drug-free workplace requirements; FRA’s and OMB’s Assurances and Certifications; Americans with Disabilities Act; safety requirements; NEPA; environmental justice requirements; performance measures under 49 U.S.C. 22907(f); grant conditions under 49 U.S.C. 22905, including the Buy America requirements, the provision deeming operators rail carriers for certain purposes and grantee agreements with railroad right-of-way owners for projects using railroad right-of way. See an example of standard terms and conditions for FRA grant awards at https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L19057.

  1. Sections 11103 and 11302 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (2015). Pub. L. 114, 94. 49 U.S.C. § 24911.
  2. Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58.
  3. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, Div. K, Tit. I, Public Law 115-31.
  4. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Div. L, Tit. I, Public Law 115-141.
  5. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Div. G, Tit. I, Public Law 116-6.
  6. Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Div. H, Tit. I, Public Law 116-94.
  7. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Div. L, Tit. I, Public Law 116-260.
  8. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Div. L, Tit. I, Public Law 117-103.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Transportation

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Interstate
  • Profit organization
  • State

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