Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP)

The summary for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP) 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 (FY) 2011 Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP)
	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-11-GPD-075-000-01
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 19, 2011
	Creation Date:	May 19, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 20, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 20, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 20, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	40
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	10,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: County governments
City or township governments
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants for the Fiscal Year 2011 FRSGP are determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Class I, II, and III freight railroad carriers that transport Rail Security-Sensitive Materials (RSSM) and owners and offerors of railroad cars that transport toxic inhalation hazardous (TIH) materials. For purposes of this grant program, "offerors" are entities that lease rail cars in order to ship materials poisonous by inhalation/TIH materials by railroad.
Grant Description: The FRSGP is one tool among a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by the Administration to help strengthen the nation's critical infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. The program provides funds to freight railroad carriers and owners and offerors of railroad cars to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/index.shtm
Grant Announcement Contact: Systems and Business Support Branch

GMD-Systems-Branch@fema.gov [GMD-Systems-Branch@fema.gov]
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