Federal Railroad Administration FY14 Grant Application Solicitation

The summary for the Federal Railroad Administration FY14 Grant Application Solicitation grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the DOT Federal Railroad Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Federal Railroad Administration FY14 Grant Application Solicitation: The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for eligible intercity passenger rail grade crossing improvement projects, positive train control implementation projects, and Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan projects. The funding available under this solicitation was appropriated by Congress over a period of several years. Most recently, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (FY14 Omnibus, Pub. L. 113-76, January 17, 2014) made available $41,827,500 in unobligated funding originally authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-59, August 10, 2005; and later amended under the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act, Pub. L. 110-244, June 6, 2008) and originally appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-161, December 26, 2007) and Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8, March 11, 2009). FRA is also making avail able at least $16,500,000 in additional unobligated funds previously appropriated to FRA under its High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program.

Federal Grant Title:	Federal Railroad Administration FY14 Grant Application Solicitation
Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Railroad Administration
Grant Categories:	Transportation
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-RLD-14-001
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	20.314
CFDA Descriptions:	Railroad Development
Current Application Deadline:	Sep 15, 2014 No Explanation
Original Application Deadline:	Sep 15, 2014 No Explanation
Posted Date:	Jul 11, 2014
Creation Date:	Jul 10, 2014
Archive Date:	Oct 15, 2014
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$36,327,500
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	20
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: City or township governments
County governments
State governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicant eligibility differs depending on the type of project and funding sought under the solicitation. Eligible applicants include States, local governments, railroad suppliers, and passenger and freight railroad carriers.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Federal Railroad Administration FY14 Grant Application Solicitation
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