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Rail and Transit Security Grant Program

Program Information

Popular name

TSGP/IPR (AMTRAK)

Program Number

97.075

Program objective

The objective of the FY 2023 TSGP is to provide funds to eligible public transportation systems (which include intra-city bus, ferries, and all forms of passenger rail) to protect critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public from acts of terrorism, and to increase the resilience of the transportation infrastructure itself. The objective of the FY 2023 IPR is to provide funds to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to protect critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public from acts of terrorism, as well as to increase the resilience of the transportation infrastructure itself.

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

    Priorities and scoring were focused on funding projects that had a direct connection to a transit agency’s threat and vulnerability assessments. 53 applications (193 projects) were reviewed, requesting $380,246,307 in funding. 32 transit agencies are funded totaling $87,000,000 Funding was awarded for this program.

  2. 2017

    It is expected that funding will be awarded to fund eligible publicly owned operators of public transportation systems (which include intra-city bus, commuter bus, ferries, and all forms of passenger rail) to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.

  3. 2020

    Funds were appropriated and allocated to these programs, and are expected to be awarded to Amtrak and public transit systems to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies, and address the relevant National Priorities.

  4. 2021

    In FY 2021, 100% of funding was awarded to projects that aligned with one of the National Priority Areas as identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security: Cybersecurity, Soft Targets/Crowded Places, and Emerging Threats.

  5. 2022

    Provided funds to eligible public transportation systems (which included intra-city bus, ferries and all forms of passenger rail) and Amtrak for the protection of critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.

  6. 2023

    Provided funds to eligible public transportation systems (which included intra-city bus, ferries and all forms of passenger rail) and Amtrak for the protection of critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.

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.

The following 2 C.F.R. Part 200 requirements apply to this assistance listing for both TSGP and IPR: Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions Subpart B, General provisions Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements Subpart F, Audit Requirements For TSGP only, the following 2 C.F.R. Part 200 requirements apply to this assistance listing: Subpart E, Cost Principles For IPR only, the following 2 C.F.R. Part 200 requirements are excluded from coverage under this assistance listing: Subpart E, Cost Principles For IPR only, costs charged must be consistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31.2 in lieu of 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart E

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Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Transportation

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Anyone/general public
  • Sponsored organization

Additional resources