Opportunity Information: Apply for FR RAE 18 002
The Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Its basic aim is to help pay for the day-to-day operating costs needed to start up, bring back, or improve intercity passenger rail service. Rather than focusing on building new infrastructure, the program is designed to provide operating assistance so a route or service can be initiated, restored after being reduced or discontinued, or enhanced to provide better or expanded service for passengers traveling between cities.
Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which generally means the FRA expects to have an active role in overseeing the project and working with the recipient during the period of performance, as opposed to issuing a grant with minimal federal involvement. The opportunity is categorized under transportation and is listed under CFDA number 20.324. The specific funding opportunity is titled "Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program" and carries the funding opportunity number FR RAE 18 002.
Eligible applicants include state governments as well as local governments such as counties, cities, or townships, with additional eligible entities potentially included under the notice's "Others" category (with the expectation that applicants would consult the detailed eligibility language in the full announcement). The program is aimed at public-sector and related applicants that can sponsor and manage an intercity passenger rail operating project.
The types of costs that can be supported are explicitly operating expenses tied to intercity passenger rail service. Examples listed in the opportunity include staffing costs, diesel fuel or electricity expenses, station-related costs, lease payments for rolling stock, routine and planned maintenance costs, fees or costs associated with host railroads (for routes operating over rail lines owned by another railroad), train yard operations, and administrative costs. In other words, the grant is intended to cover practical, recurring expenses that directly affect whether trains can run reliably and be staffed, fueled, maintained, and supported at stations and yards.
For this specific opportunity posting, the award ceiling is $4,796,500, and the agency anticipated making 1 award. The opportunity was created on February 21, 2018, with an original closing date of May 22, 2018. Overall, the R&E program functions as an operating-support tool to help intercity passenger rail services get launched, restarted, or improved by subsidizing eligible operating costs that would otherwise be difficult to cover during the early or transition phases of service.Apply for FR RAE 18 002
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Railroad Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.324.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 21, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2018 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,796,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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