FY 2005 Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program

The summary for the FY 2005 Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2005 Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security
	Category of Funding Activity:	Disaster Prevention and Relief
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security - Public Safety
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-GRANTS-040705-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 07, 2005
	Creation Date:	Apr 07, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 06, 2005
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 05, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$6,373,730
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This funding opportunity is restricted to Amtrak rail & passenger train service in select areas serviced by Amtrak. No other individual or entitity is eligible to apply.
Grant Description: Funding is being made available to Amtrak for the protection of critical infrastructure and emergency preparedness activities. DHS will partner with Amtrak, the major national passenger railroad, to develop security enhancements for intercity passenger rail operations along Amtraks Northeast Corridor (service between Washington, D.C,. and Boston, MA) and at its hub in Chicago, IL. . ODP is one of the program offices which administers non-disaster grants for DHS. ODP was transferred to DHS when the agency was established. However, ODPs grant management system, web site, etc., are still situated within its' legacy agency's IT system. The URL link and web site for this (and other) ODP announcement(s) is presently maintained for DHS, by the Office for Justice Programs (Department of Justice). Once you arrive at that web site (link listed below) scroll down - almost to the end of the web page, to access ODP grant announcements.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Edwards, Bruce, Grant Management Officer, Phone 202-401-3363, Fax 202-772-9730, Email bruce.edwards@dhs.gov bruce.edwards@dhs.gov Edwards, Bruce