Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program
The summary for the Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program 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.
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Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program: The purpose of the R&E Program is to provide operating assistance to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail transportation. Eligible projects will include operating expenses associated with intercity passenger rail service, such as: staffing costs; diesel fuel or electricity costs; station costs; lease payments on rolling stock; routine planned maintenance costs; host railroad costs; train yard operation costs; and administrative costs.
| Federal Grant Title: | Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | DOT Federal Railroad Administration (DOT-FRA) |
| Grant Categories: | Transportation |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RAE-18-002 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 20.324 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 22nd, 2018 |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 22nd, 2018 |
| Posted Date: | February 21st, 2018 |
| Creation Date: | February 21st, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | June 21st, 2018 |
| Total Program Funding: | $4,796,500 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $4,796,500 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | February 21st, 2018 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Amtrak or another rail carrier that provides intercity rail passenger transportation, and any rail carrier in partnership with at least a State (including the District of Columbia),a group of States, an Interstate Compact; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States, or a political subdivision of a State.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program
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