This notice solicits applications for the Corridor Identification and Development Program funds made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and subsequent appropriations.
Donor Name: Federal Railroad Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The BIL authorized the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Corridor ID Program to facilitate the development of intercity passenger rail corridors. 49 U.S.C. 25101(a). The BIL also provided an historic, unprecedented level of funding for the improvement and expansion of intercity passenger rail service.
FRA also intends to use the Corridor ID Program to support Corridors that encourage transit-oriented development to the extent it is applicable, for the purpose of enhancing the economic vitality and competitiveness of a neighborhood and region and providing new spaces and opportunities for commercial activity and housing.
Corridor Development Steps
- Step 1—Corridor Development Initiation and Scope, Schedule, and Cost Estimate for Preparing a Service Development Plan
- Step 2—Service Development Plan
- Step 3—Project Development
Funding Information
For each selected Corridor, FRA will initially award the grantee $500,000 for eligible Step 1 activities.
Project Period
Within 1 year of establishing the Program, and by February 1st of each year thereafter, FRA will submit a ‘‘project pipeline’’ report to Congress.
Eligible Applicants
- County governments
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility
The following entities are eligible to submit applications to participate in the Corridor ID Program under this notice:
- Amtrak.
- States.
- Groups of States.
- Entities implementing interstate compacts.
- Regional passenger rail authorities.
- Regional planning organizations.
- Political subdivisions of a State.
- Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.