Opportunity Information: Apply for FR FSP 25 006
The FY24-25 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program - National is a discretionary, competitive federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). It supports intercity passenger rail improvements through a federal-state partnership model, using funding made available across FY 2022 through FY 2025 under major federal laws including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Public Law 117-58), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Division F, Title I, Public Law 118-42), and the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Division A, Title I, Public Law 119-4). In practical terms, this program is designed to help public-sector rail sponsors and their partners plan, develop, and deliver passenger rail investments that expand, improve, or modernize intercity passenger rail service and related infrastructure, with FRA using its discretionary authority to select projects for award.
This opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number FR FSP 25 006 and is categorized as a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) within the transportation funding activity area. The program is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing number 20.326. The posted award information indicates an exceptionally high maximum award ceiling of $5,070,784,989, signaling that very large, multi-year, capital-intensive rail projects may be eligible for consideration depending on program rules and the applicant's proposal. FRA also anticipates making around 50 awards, which suggests a sizeable national competition with the possibility of funding a mix of large corridor programs and smaller but still significant project packages, subject to the final selection decisions and available appropriations.
Eligibility is broad but clearly oriented toward public entities and their designated rail partners. Eligible applicants include: (1) a State (including the District of Columbia), (2) a group of States, (3) an Interstate Compact, (4) a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States, (5) a political subdivision of a State (which can include counties, cities, townships, and similar local governments), (6) Amtrak, either applying on its own behalf or under a cooperative agreement with one or more States, (7) a Federally recognized Indian Tribe, and (8) any combination of the entities listed in items (1) through (7). The source data also reflects these categories in standard Grants.gov terms: state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and "others" as applicable under the program. This structure allows applications led by a single government sponsor, multi-state coalitions for corridor-level work, or blended partnerships that include Amtrak and regional authorities where needed to implement passenger rail improvements.
Key administrative details in the listing include an original application closing date of January 7, 2026, and a creation date of September 22, 2025, which indicates when the opportunity record was posted in the system. Because this is a discretionary program, applicants should generally expect a competitive selection process in which FRA evaluates proposals against the program's requirements and the Department's policy priorities, and then makes award decisions based on merit, readiness, benefits, and compliance considerations outlined in the official notice. While the short description provided here does not spell out eligible project types, selection criteria, cost share, or required components of an application package, the title and program lineage make clear that the focus is intercity passenger rail and that the intended applicants are public-sector rail sponsors and their partners seeking federal support to advance passenger rail projects of regional or national significance.Apply for FR FSP 25 006
- The DOT - Federal Railroad Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY24-25 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program - National" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.326.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-09-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-01-07. (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 $5,070,784,989.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others.
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