The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for eligible intercity passenger rail grade crossing improvement projects, positive train control implementation projects, and Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan projects.
The funding available under this solicitation was appropriated
by Congress over a period of several years.
Most recently, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (FY14 Omnibus, Pub.
L.
113-76, January 17, 2014) made available $41,827,500 in unobligated funding originally authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub.
L.
109-59, August 10, 2005; and later amended under the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act, Pub.
L.
110-244, June 6, 2008) and originally appropriated under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub.
L.
110-161, December 26, 2007) and Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub.
L.
111-8, March 11, 2009).
FRA is also making avail able at least $16,500,000 in additional unobligated funds previously appropriated to FRA under its High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program.