SAFETEA-LU Magnetic Levitation Project Grant

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	Federal Grant Title:	SAFETEA-LU Magnetic Levitation Project Grant
	CFDA Number:	20.318
	CFDA Description:	Maglev Selection Program (FRA)
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Railroad Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	6075
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 16, 2008
	Creation Date:	Dec 16, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 13, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 13, 2009
	Archive Date:	Mar 15, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$45,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$45,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: This program is intended to award grants to States or State designated authorities for three eligible projects - Pittsburgh project, the Baltimore-Washington project, and the Atlanta-Chattanooga project - to assist in preconstruction planning activities and capital costs of the fixed guideway infrastructure of a maglev project. For detailed information, please refer to Section 102 of the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110-244 (June 6, 2008) and the Notice of Funding Availability published at 73 Federal Register 61449 (October 16, 2008).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/pubaffairs/notice_funding_availability.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Wendy Messenger Federal Railroad Administration Phone 202-493-6396

wendy.messenger@dot.gov [wendy.messenger@dot.gov]
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