FY 2010 High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program - Planning Grants

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	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2010 High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program - Planning Grants
	CFDA Number:	20.319
	CFDA Description:	High-Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service - Capital Assistance Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Railroad Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-HSR-10-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 01, 2010
	Creation Date:	Apr 05, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 19, 2010 No Explanation
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 19, 2010 No Explanation
	Archive Date:	Jun 18, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$50,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: - Group of States: A group of two or more States in which an agreement has been established to work in coordination to build and operate rail projects within specified boundaries and within the duration of agreement. - Interstate Compact: An entity created through an agreement between two or more States. - Public agencies established by one or more States and having responsibility for providing intercity passenger rail service or high-speed passenger rail service: A publicly owned not-for-profit agency created and authorized under State law and responsible for providing intercity passenger rail service (under PRIIA Section 301) or high-speed rail service (under PRIIA Section 501). - Amtrak: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation undertaking a project authorized under PRIIA Section 501 - Amtrak, in cooperation with States: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation undertaking a project subject to an agreement with one or more States (as defined above) (under PRIIA Sections 301 or 302).
Grant Description: As one of President Obama's foremost transportation priorities, the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program is intended to help address the nation's transportation challenges by investing in an efficient network of high-speed and intercity passenger rail corridors that connect communities across America. On January 28, 2010 President Obama announced the first selections for the HSIPR Program. This notice builds on the program framework established by FRA in the June 23, 2009 interim program guidance (74 Fed. Reg. 29900), and details the application requirements and procedures for obtaining funding for high-speed rail planning activities under the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act of 2010 (FY 2010 DOT Appropriations Act). This solicitation is only applicable to the planning funds available under the FY 2010 appropriation.
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