Notice2023-02346
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants Program for Projects Not Located on the Northeast Corridor
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Published
February 3, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
FRA is adding funding and extending the application submittal period for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 NOFO for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (FSP Program) for projects not located on the Northeast Corridor published on December 7, 2022. The basis for the funding increase and extension is the appropriation of additional amounts for the FSP Program from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, together with the government's goal of efficiently administering such funds.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 7517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02346]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Federal-State Partnership
for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants Program for Projects Not Located on
the Northeast Corridor
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO or notice); Extension and
Supplemental Funding Notice.
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SUMMARY: FRA is adding funding and extending the application submittal
period for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 NOFO for the Federal-State
Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (FSP Program) for
projects not located on the Northeast Corridor published on December 7,
2022. The basis for the funding increase and extension is the
appropriation of additional amounts for the FSP Program from the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, together with the government's
goal of efficiently administering such funds.
DATES: The original due date was March 7, 2023. The period for
submitting applications to the NOFO published on December 7, 2022, is
extended. Applications must now be submitted by 5 p.m. EDT on April 21,
2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning
this Notice, please contact the FRA NOFO Support program staff via
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b7d697a1675747d7416684e4b4b54494f7b5f544f155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da9c889bf794959c95f789afaaaab5a8ae9abeb5aef4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
Amendment
FRA amends its FY 2022 NOFO for the Federal-State Partnership for
Intercity Passenger Rail Program (FSP Program) for projects not located
on the Northeast Corridor published December 7, 2022 (87 FR 75119)
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-12-07/pdf/2022-26610.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-12-07/pdf/2022-26610.pdf</a>.
by: (1) adding up to an additional $2,283,150,000 for a total of up to
$4,566,300,000 and (2) extending the period for submitting applications
to April 21, 2023.
Section B.1. Federal Award Information/Available Award Amount is
deleted in its entirety, and the following is substituted therefore:
B. Federal Award Information
1. Available Award Amount
The total funding available for awards under this NOFO is up to
$4,566,300,000 made available by IIJA supplemental appropriations, the
Appropriations Act, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub.
L. 117-328, December 29, 2022), as follows:
a. Up to $4,464,000,000 in IIJA supplemental appropriations: Title
VIII of Division J of IIJA provided $36,000,000,000 in supplemental
appropriations for the FSP Program, with not more than $24,000,000,000
made available for projects for the NEC and thus at least
$12,000,000,000 of such funds made available for FSP-National
($2,400,000,000 made available per year for fiscal years 2022 through
2026). After the funding set aside for FRA award and project management
oversight and the planning and development activities authorized at 49
U.S.C. 24911(k), up to $4,464,000,000 in funding made available for
fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 is made available for FSP Program
awards under this FSP-National NOFO.
b. Up to $102,300,000 in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023
annual appropriations: The appropriations acts for fiscal year 2022 and
fiscal year 2023 provided $200,000,000 for the FSP Program. Consistent
with 49 U.S.C. 24911(d)(3), a minimum of 45 percent and a maximum of 55
percent of this amount is for FSP-National, of which not less than 20
percent (a minimum of $16,740,000) shall be for projects that benefit
(in whole or in part) a long-distance route. After the funding set
aside for FRA award and project management oversight and the planning
and development activities authorized at 49 U.S.C. 24911(k), at least
$83,700,000 and up to $102,300,000 in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year
2023 annual funding is made available for FSP Program awards under this
FSP-National NOFO.
Should additional FSP-National funds become available after the
release of this NOFO, FRA may elect to award such additional funds to
applications received under this NOFO. Any selection and award under
this NOFO is subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Amitabha Bose,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-02346 Filed 2-2-23; 8:45 am]
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