FRA extends passenger rail grant deadline; boosts available funds
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is extending the deadline for the Restoration and Enhancement Grants Program, as well as making nearly $2 million in additional funds available.
The program provides grant funds to initiate, restore or enhance intercity passenger rail service around the United States. Groups of states, individual states, cities and other government subdivisions are eligible to apply. Amtrak and other intercity passenger rail companies also may apply.
Applications must be submitted by Feb. 5, 2020, which is a month later than the January deadline included in the original Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that was published in November.FRA has $26.33 million in funding available following the inclusion of $1.9 million from the Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Act.
“These grants help ensure communities continue to have access to the intercity passenger rail network that connects our country,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao at the issuance of the original NOFO in November.
Mischa Wanek-Libman | Group Editorial Director
Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.
Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content.
She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and served 14 years as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.
She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
