This grant from the Department of Transportation provides a supplemental operating subsidy to Amtrak for Fiscal Year 2015, as authorized by the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution. The grant covers expenses associated with the operation of intercity passenger rail service and amounts to a total of $250,000,000, combining funds from the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution and the DOT Appropriations Act, 2015. The closing date for applications is February 06, 2015. Eligible recipients can apply for operating assistance to support their rail service operations within the specified period.
Opportunity ID: 272218
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-AMT-15-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Supplemental to Amtrak Operating Subsidy Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Earmark |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.315 — National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 06, 2015 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 06, 2015 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Mar 08, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $182,955,163 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is eligible to apply for this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | On September 19, 2014, Congress passed the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (Public Law No. 113-164) (the “FY 2015 Continuing Resolution”), which makes continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 and provides such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for Fiscal Year 2015 operations as provided in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of Public Law No. 113-76, January 17, 2014) (“Full Year Appropriations Act, 2014”) and under the authority and conditions provided therein. The FY 2015 Continuing Resolution makes the requirements contained in the Full Year 2014 Appropriations Act applicable to FY 2015. The FY 2015 Continuing Resolution covers the period October 1, 2014 through December 11, 2014 or until the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2015. The Full Year Appropriations Act, 2014 included funding for expenses associated with the operation of intercity passenger rail service and these expenses are correspondingly funded in the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution. As a result, the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution provides operating assistance funds for the October 1, 2014 – December 11, 2014 period totaling $67,044,837.
On December 16, 2014, Congress passed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235, December 16, 2014), which made appropriations to various federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2015. Title I of Division K of the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act, 2015 (the “DOT Appropriations Act, 2015”) made appropriations for the Grantee’s Fiscal Year 2015 operations available to the Secretary an additional amount of $182,955,163 for a total FY 2015 operations appropriation of $250,000,000. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY15 Supplemental to Amtrak Operating Subsidy Grant |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
GrantSolutions Help Desk
Phone Number: 1.866.577.0771 or 202.401.5282 Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time help@grantsolutions.gov Email:help@grantsolutions.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Earmark | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| Jan 28, 2015 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-AMT-15-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Supplemental to Amtrak Operating Subsidy Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Earmark |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.315 — National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 06, 2015 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 06, 2015 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Mar 08, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $182,955,163 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is eligible to apply for this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | On September 19, 2014, Congress passed the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (Public Law No. 113-164) (the “FY 2015 Continuing Resolution”), which makes continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 and provides such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for Fiscal Year 2015 operations as provided in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of Public Law No. 113-76, January 17, 2014) (“Full Year Appropriations Act, 2014”) and under the authority and conditions provided therein. The FY 2015 Continuing Resolution makes the requirements contained in the Full Year 2014 Appropriations Act applicable to FY 2015. The FY 2015 Continuing Resolution covers the period October 1, 2014 through December 11, 2014 or until the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2015. The Full Year Appropriations Act, 2014 included funding for expenses associated with the operation of intercity passenger rail service and these expenses are correspondingly funded in the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution. As a result, the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution provides operating assistance funds for the October 1, 2014 – December 11, 2014 period totaling $67,044,837.
On December 16, 2014, Congress passed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235, December 16, 2014), which made appropriations to various federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2015. Title I of Division K of the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act, 2015 (the “DOT Appropriations Act, 2015”) made appropriations for the Grantee’s Fiscal Year 2015 operations available to the Secretary an additional amount of $182,955,163 for a total FY 2015 operations appropriation of $250,000,000. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY15 Supplemental to Amtrak Operating Subsidy Grant |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
GrantSolutions Help Desk
Phone Number: 1.866.577.0771 or 202.401.5282 Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time help@grantsolutions.gov Email:help@grantsolutions.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-AMT-15-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Supplemental to Amtrak Operating Subsidy Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.315 — National Railroad Passenger Corporation Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 06, 2015 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Mar 08, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $182,955,163 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is eligible to apply for this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | On September 19, 2014, Congress passed the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (Public Law No. 113-164) (the “FY 2015 Continuing Resolution”), which makes continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015 and provides such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for Fiscal Year 2015 operations as provided in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of Public Law No. 113-76, January 17, 2014) (“Full Year Appropriations Act, 2014”) and under the authority and conditions provided therein. The FY 2015 Continuing Resolution makes the requirements contained in the Full Year 2014 Appropriations Act applicable to FY 2015. The FY 2015 Continuing Resolution covers the period October 1, 2014 through December 11, 2014 or until the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2015. The Full Year Appropriations Act, 2014 included funding for expenses associated with the operation of intercity passenger rail service and these expenses are correspondingly funded in the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution. As a result, the FY 2015 Continuing Resolution provides operating assistance funds for the October 1, 2014 – December 11, 2014 period totaling $67,044,837.
On December 16, 2014, Congress passed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. No. 113-235, December 16, 2014), which made appropriations to various federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2015. Title I of Division K of the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act, 2015 (the “DOT Appropriations Act, 2015”) made appropriations for the Grantee’s Fiscal Year 2015 operations available to the Secretary an additional amount of $182,955,163 for a total FY 2015 operations appropriation of $250,000,000. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY15 Supplemental to Amtrak Operating Subsidy Grant |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
GrantSolutions Help Desk
Phone Number: 1.866.577.0771 or 202.401.5282 Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time help@grantsolutions.gov Email:help@grantsolutions.gov |
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