Opportunity Information: Apply for FR AMT 21 005
The FY21 Supplemental for the Northeast Corridor Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Funding Opportunity Number FR-AMT-21-005) is a discretionary U.S. Department of Transportation grant administered by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) using a cooperative agreement instrument. It was created on April 9, 2021, with an original closing date of April 23, 2021, and it anticipates a single award. The funding is tied to CFDA 20.315 and sits within the transportation activity category. While the eligibility field is listed as "Others," the opportunity is specifically structured to provide funding to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) under the Northeast Corridor (NEC) cooperative agreement framework.
This opportunity provides a total of $969,388,160 made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The core purpose is pandemic-related: to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. In practical terms, that means the funds are intended to stabilize and support Amtrak operations and infrastructure needs that were disrupted or intensified by COVID-19 impacts, while also helping Amtrak manage financial obligations that continued despite ridership and revenue shocks.
The allowable uses of the funds are broad across key cost categories, explicitly including operating expenses, capital expenses, and debt service repayment. Within the overall amount, the notice highlights two notable set-asides or directed uses. First, approximately $100,885,000 is identified for repaying or prepaying debt, along with the required reserves, costs, and fees associated with that debt. This indicates the funding can be used not only for principal and interest-related payments, but also for related financial requirements that often accompany debt instruments, such as reserve accounts and transaction or servicing costs. Second, approximately $87,844,000 is designated to be used exclusively and directly in lieu of capital payments from state and commuter rail passenger transportation providers that are subject to the cost allocation policy required under Section 212 of PRIIA (the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act). In effect, that portion is meant to substitute for certain capital contributions that would otherwise be paid by states and commuter rail partners under the NEC cost-sharing framework, helping maintain capital program continuity and reduce near-term burdens on those partner agencies during the pandemic period.
The award ceiling matches the total amount available, $969,388,160, reinforcing that this is a single-recipient, single-award supplemental funding action rather than a competitive multi-award program. A long expenditure window is provided: all funds must be expended by September 30, 2029. That deadline gives Amtrak the ability to apply the funds not only to immediate pandemic response and stabilization needs, but also to longer-lead commitments such as capital work and structured debt-related actions that may require multi-year planning, procurement, and execution under the cooperative agreement oversight model.Apply for FR AMT 21 005
- The Department of Transportation, DOT - Federal Railroad Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY21 Supplemental for the Northeast Corridor Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.315.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 09, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 23, 2021 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $969,388,160.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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