Fiscal Year 2010 Intercity Passenger Rail - Amtrak (IPR)

The summary for the Fiscal Year 2010 Intercity Passenger Rail - Amtrak (IPR) 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:	Fiscal Year 2010 Intercity Passenger Rail - Amtrak (IPR)
	CFDA Number:	97.075
	CFDA Description:	Rail and Transit Security Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security - Preparedness
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-10-GPD-075-000-02
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 08, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 29, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 12, 2010 Applicants are advised to carefully review the submission requirements contained within the Fiscal Year 2010 Intercity Passenger Rail Guidance and Application Kit
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 18, 2010 Applicants are advised to carefully review the submission requirements contained within the Fiscal Year 2010 Intercity Passenger Rail Guidance and Application Kit
	Archive Date:	Mar 20, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$20,000,000
	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: For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: The National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) is the only entity eligible to apply for funding under Fiscal Year 2010 IPR. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will partner with Amtrak to develop security enhancements for eligible intercity passenger rail operations in all eligible Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Amtrak passes through or services. Amtrak is strongly encouraged to fully integrate and coordinate with regional transit entities in the conduct of developing security enhancements.
Grant Description: The IPR is an important component of the Department's effort to enhance the security of the Nation's critical infrastructure. The purpose of IPR is to create a sustainable, risk-based effort to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies within the Amtrak rail system.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/index.shtm
Grant Announcement Contact: Centralized Scheduling & Information Desk (CSID) Help Line (800) 368-6498 askcsid@dhs.gov FEMA Call Center (866) 927-5646 ASK-GMD@dhs.gov

FEMA Call Center [ASK-GMD@dhs.gov ]
Similar Government Grants: • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP); • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) - Amtrak; • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP); • Fiscal Year 2010 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP); • Opportunity DHS-10-GPD-075-000-01; • FY 2006 Infrastructure Protection Program: Intercity Passenger Rail Security; • FY 2006 Infrastructure Protection Program: Transit Security; • FY 2007 Infrastructure Protection Program: Transit Security Supplemental; • FY 2007 Infrastructure Protection Program: Transit Security Grant Program: Ferry Security Supplement...; • FY 2007 Infrastructure Protection Program: Transit Security Grant Program: Amtrak Security Supplemen...