Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program
Overview: This program provides funding for capital projects that 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, if an eligible applicant is involved. For more information, see the FY 2024 Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) and other resources in the Resources section.
For projects not located on the Northeast Corridor (FSP-National): $1,057,596,637
- Applications are due no later than 11:59 pm ET on December 16, 2024. See the FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF) for more information.
- To view presentation materials from the October 10, 2024, FY24 FSP-National NOFO Webinar, visit FRA's Webinars page, FSP drop-down.
In addition to hosting the FSP-National NOFO Webinar, FRA will host office hours for potential grantees to learn more about this NOFO.
For projects located on the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC): See Resources Section
Legislative Authority: This program was authorized in Sections 22106 and 22307 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58, November 15, 2020 (IIJA)); 49 U.S.C. § 24911. Funding under the FY24 NOFO was made available by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Div. F. Tit. I, Pub. L. 118-42, March 9, 2024 (2024 Appropriation) and Division J of the IIJA, 2021.
Eligible Projects:
- A project to replace, rehabilitate, or repair infrastructure, equipment, or a facility used for providing intercity passenger rail service to bring such assets into a state of good repair
- A project to improve intercity passenger rail service performance, including reduced trip times, increased train frequencies, higher operating speeds, improved reliability, expanded capacity, reduced congestion, electrification, and other improvements, as determined by the Secretary
- A project to expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service
- A group of related projects as described above
- The planning, environmental review, and final design of an eligible project or group of projects described above
Eligible Recipients:
- States, 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
- 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
- Any combination of the entities described above
Resources:
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- FSP-NEC:
- Funding Available for Award Under the FY 2024 NOFO: $2,034,420,932
- FY24 FSP-NEC NOFO
- Visit FRA's Webinars page to view presentation materials from the May 23, 2024, FY 2024 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program (NEC) Notice of Funding Opportunity Webinar
- NEC Project Inventory
- NEC Project Inventory Interactive Tool
- FY 24 FSP-NEC Job Aid for NOFO Tables
- FSP-NEC Advance and Pre-Award Cost Notice
- FSP-NEC Advance and Pre-Award Cost FAQs
- FRA Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool (Updated September 2024): A resource for estimating emission reductions from the implementation of an FRA-funded project to replace diesel engines with newer versions or with alternative-fuel engines.
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Previous FSP funding rounds:
Legislative Authority: This program was authorized in Sections 22106 and 22307 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58, November 15, 2020 (IIJA)); 49 U.S.C. § 24911.
FY 2022-2023 FSP
Funding under the FY 2022 NOFO was made available by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Div. L Tit. I, Public Law 117-03 (March 15, 2022) (2022 Appropriation), and Division J of the IIJA. Total funding available for awards under the FY 2022-2023 FSP-National NOFO is made available by IIJA supplemental appropriations, the Appropriations Act, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328, December 29, 2022).
For projects not located on the Northeast Corridor (FSP-National):
- Funding Available for Award Under FY22-23 NOFO: $4,566,300,000
- Recipients: FY22-23 FSP-National Recipients
For projects located on the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC):
- Funding Available for Award Under FY22-23 NOFO: $8,979,150,000
- Recipients: FY22-23 FSP-NEC Recipients
Resources:
- FSP-National:
- FSP-NEC:
- To view presentation materials for the following Federal-State Partnership Program outreach events, visit FRA's Webinars webpage, Grants & Loans drop-down:
- FY 2022 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program (FSP-National) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Webinar – December 15, 2022
- FY 2022-2023 FSP-NEC NOFO Webinar – January 12, 2023
- Federal-State Partnership Program Information Session #1: Eligibility – January 19, 2023
- Federal-State Partnership Program Information Session #2: Major Capital Projects – January 26, 2023
- Federal-State Partnership Program Information Session #3: Project Narrative and Statement of Work – February 7, 2023
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