Partial GATA Exempt. Only LPA's are exempt.

Assists in financing the capital costs of facilities, infrastructure, and equipment necessary to provide or improve high-speed rail and intercity passenger rail service.

PRIIA 2008, Public Law 111-5

N/A

N/A

Improve high-speed rail and intercity passenger rail service.

Yes

Established via Federal Register NOFO.

Government Organizations; For-Profit Organizations;

State departments of transportation and other public agencies, although private transportation companies may participate through contractual arrangements with a State department of transportation.

Intercity passenger rail users.

Project Grants

Public Safety

N/A

Pre-application coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing based on the project type.

The FRA will provide an initial review of the applicant, project application and eligibility. The application is then reviewed and rated against the key criteria set forth in the NOFO.

All selection criteria will be specified in Federal Register notices announcing the availability of funding pursuant to this program, and shall include, but shall not be limited to, prioritizing criteria defined in relevant law, and criteria intended to ensure the timely completion of funding projects and the full realization of the benefits the projects are intended to generate.

As noted in NOFO.

As noted in NOFO.

FRA discretion

N/A

N/A

No formula, varies based on NOFO.

Assistance can be used to develop projects, programs and planning. This includes Projects which will result in the creation of new or substantially improved High-Speed Rail/Intercity Passenger Rail service, and will provide tangible and measurable benefits, such as on-time performance improvements, travel-time reductions and higher service frequencies resulting in increased ridership. Final Design, the last phase of project development, includes right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, the preparation of final design plans, construction management plans, system safety plans for construction management and operations, safety certification, any required collision hazard analysis, final construction cost estimates and detail specifications, as well as procurement of construction services and equipment. Funds may not be used to funding operating expenses, or for commuter rail passenger transportation. All funds are discretionary, and awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Quarterly Financial and Milestone Report submittal to FRA.

N/A

DOT to follow record retention policies

N/A

N/A

N/A

Chicago-St. Louis High Speed Rail, station projects, equipment acquisitions

Interim program guidance is provided within Notices of Funding Availability. Additional information is available as needed on the FRA website and from FRA grants management staff.

2300 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield IL

IDOT Central Office, Springfield

http://railroads.dot.gov

N/A

Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail, Midwest Equipment Procurement

3/16/2011