# Fiscal Year 2024 Intercity Passenger Rail Program (IPR)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dhs-24-gpd-075-00-98-fiscal-year-2024-intercity-passenger-rail-program-ipr/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353556

> Department of Homeland Security - FEMA offered grants of up to $9.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $9.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DHS-24-GPD-075-00-98 |
| Agency | Department of Homeland Security - FEMA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 24, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $9.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $9.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 97.075 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

AMTRAK is a federally chartered corporation

## What the grant funds

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) – Amtrak program is one of four grant programs that constitute DHS/FEMA’s focus on transportation infrastructure security activities. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the Nation’s critical infrastructure against potential terrorist attacks. The IPR provides funds to Amtrak to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism. For FY 2024, DHS is focused on the criticality of information sharing and collaboration to building a national culture of preparedness and protecting against terrorism and other threats to our national security. DHS and its homeland security mission were born from the “failures among federal agencies and between the federal agencies and state and local authorities to share critical information related to the threat of terrorism” prior to the September 11, 2001, attacks. The threat profile has changed in the last two decades – we now face continuous cyber threats by sophisticated actors, threats to soft targets and crowded places, threats to our democratic election process and threats from new and emerging technologies. That said, information sharing and cooperation between state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities, and federal agencies, including all DHS officials, is just as vital, and perhaps even more vital, today. Therefore, for FY 2024, we have identified two priority areas, related to some of the most serious threats that Amtrak should address with IPR funds. These two priorities areas include enhancing cybersecurity and enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places. DHS also will continue to forge partnerships to strengthen information sharing and collaboration in each of these priority areas. Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/.

## Questions people ask

### Is DHS-24-GPD-075-00-98 still open?

No. It closed on June 24, 2024.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year 2024 Intercity Passenger Rail Program (IPR)?

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year 2024 Intercity Passenger Rail Program (IPR)?

Closed June 24, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $9.0 million each. About $9.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Rail and Transit Security Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Jersey Transit Corporation, Chicago Transit Authority. The program made 98 awards worth $395 million in that time.