Opportunity Information: Apply for FR FSP 25 005
The FY24 Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program - Amtrak to Long Island grant opportunity is a discretionary funding notice from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), focused on intercity passenger rail planning and early project development. The purpose of this specific opportunity is to support work that helps define, evaluate, and advance a proposed intercity passenger rail corridor connecting Amtrak service and Long Island, with the broader intent of positioning the corridor for future implementation and capital investment. This is not primarily a construction grant; it is aimed at building the planning, analysis, and development foundation that makes a corridor "ready" for later phases and future funding sources.
At the program level, Corridor ID is designed to create a sustained, long-term pipeline of intercity passenger rail projects across the country. The central idea is to move beyond one-off studies and instead fund a structured development process that can carry a corridor from early identification through the steps needed to produce implementable projects. FRA describes this as a way to guide national intercity passenger rail development and to prepare corridors for Federal and non-Federal capital funding down the line. In practical terms, the work supported under Corridor ID typically includes defining service concepts, evaluating alternatives, estimating ridership and revenue, assessing capital and operating needs, coordinating with stakeholders, and identifying phasing strategies that can translate planning decisions into buildable projects.
This particular listing is restricted to a single eligible applicant: Amtrak. That means the opportunity is essentially a targeted cooperative agreement intended for Amtrak to advance the Amtrak-to-Long-Island corridor concept under the Corridor ID framework. While other public entities and stakeholders may play important roles as partners, collaborators, or contributors to planning and coordination, they are not eligible to submit the application as the prime recipient under this notice.
Administratively, the opportunity is issued under Funding Opportunity Number FR FSP 25 005 and is categorized as a discretionary grant action using a Cooperative Agreement funding instrument. A cooperative agreement generally signals that FRA expects to remain substantially involved during the period of performance, providing technical oversight, collaboration, and guidance as the work progresses rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The activity category is Transportation, and it is associated with CFDA (Assistance Listing) 20.326.
In terms of funding scale and competition, the listing indicates an award ceiling of $5,078,259 and an expectation of one award. That aligns with the eligibility limitation to Amtrak and suggests the government anticipates making a single cooperative agreement for this corridor-development effort, up to the stated maximum amount. The original closing date is February 1, 2025, and the record creation date is January 21, 2025.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a federally supported planning-and-development step meant to advance a defined intercity passenger rail corridor toward implementation readiness. FRA is using the Corridor ID program to shape a durable pipeline of future rail investments, and for this notice, it is specifically directing resources and technical assistance to Amtrak to develop the Amtrak-to-Long-Island corridor concept into a mature, fundable project pathway.Apply for FR FSP 25 005
- The DOT - Federal Railroad Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY24 - Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program - Amtrak to Long Island" 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 2025-01-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-01. (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 $5,078,259.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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