FY 2009 Rail Line Relocation Earmark Grant - Passenger Rail Corridor CREATE Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2009 Rail Line Relocation Earmark Grant - Passenger Rail Corridor CREATE Project
	CFDA Number:	20.320
	CFDA Description:	Rail Line Relocation and Improvement
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Railroad Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-LRI-10-004
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 22, 2010
	Creation Date:	Mar 24, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 22, 2010 No Explanation
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 22, 2010 No Explanation
	Archive Date:	May 22, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,900,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,900,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Only the Illinois Department of Transportation is eiligible to apply for this grant.
Grant Description: This project's objective is to complete design work for one portion of the overall Chicago CREATE Program. The project to be addressed in this grant is the design work for the construction of new main line capacity between Grant Crossing and CP518 (Pershing Ave.). This work includes track on a new alignment between the intersection of 57th and Lowe and the intersection of 62nd and Wells.
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