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FY27 Northeast Corridor Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Open now · Cooperative Agreement · FR-AMT-27-001

Next cut-off
27 Nov '26
in 22 days
Per grant
$167M
the call's own average
Grants expected
1
projects that will be funded
Funding rate
,
not published, read the conditions

In context of US Department of Transportation

This grant$167M
The track runs to the largest grant in US Department of Transportation ($310M). The median across the 10 calls we publish is $13M, this one is above it.

What this call funds

Pursuant to the FY2027 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, Pub. L. 119-103, the Federal Railroad Administration is to make available to Amtrak $166,866,475 to cover Capital and Debt Service which will be used until January 31, 2030, or until expended.

In order to receive these funds, Amtrak must complete the grant application and submit the following items electronically: (a) Application for Federal Assistance SF-424; (b) Statement of Work; (c) A description of the projected operating and capital costs for the upcoming fiscal year for Northeast Corridor activities, including train services and infrastructure, and National Network activities, including State-supported routes and long-distance routes, in comparison to prior fiscal year actual financial performance; (d) A description of the capital projects to be funded, with cost estimates and an estimated timetable for completion of the projects covered by the request; (e) a description of the status of efforts to improve Amtrak’s safety culture; (f) SF-424B Assurances Non-Construction Program (g) SF-424D Assurances Construction Programs; and (h) Signed copies of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Assurances and Certification forms (http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/admin/assurancesandcertifications.pdf).

What applying costs you

ItemEstimateNote
Drafting effort3–4 weekssingle submission
Time to first payment6–9 monthscut-off → evaluation → grant agreement

These are Bemzu's estimates from the call's structure (the number of stages and whether a consortium is required) not figures published by the Commission. Only the co-financing share is read from the call itself.

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