Description
The Fiscal Year 2026 Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) Grant Program provides funds to Amtrak to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism. The program is one of four grant programs that constitute DHS/FEMA's focus on transportation infrastructure security activities. Eligible projects include planning, operational activities, equipment and capital projects, training and awareness campaigns, and exercises. The program has a focus on national priority areas such as enhancing the protection of soft targets and crowded places, supporting homeland security task forces and fusion centers, enhancing cybersecurity, and enhancing election security.
• Eligible entities: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is the only eligible entity.
• Allowable costs: Costs must fit within one of the categories listed in the NOFO, such as planning, operational activities, equipment and capital projects, training and awareness campaigns, and exercises.
• Unallowable costs: Costs not in accordance with the Authorized Equipment List (AEL) or not previously listed as allowable costs, costs related to lobbying or intervention in federal regulatory proceedings, and costs related to suing the federal government.
• Application process: Applicants must have an active SAM.gov account and a UEI number, and must submit their application through the FEMA GO system.
• Award information: The expected award range is $9.5 million, and the anticipated number of awards is 1.