FY 2024-25 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program – National

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to improve American passenger rail assets by funding projects that enhance safety, such as grade crossing projects on a passenger rail route; reduce the State of Good Repair backlog; improve performance; or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service, including privately operated intercity passenger rail service. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States or groups of states; an Interstate Compact; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more states; a political subdivision of a state; Amtrak (acting on its own behalf or under a cooperative agreement with one or more states; a Federally recognized Indian tribe; or any combination of the entities described above

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $5,070,784,989

WHEN IS IT DUE? January 7, 2026

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