Closed · FR-AMT-21-003 · CFDA 20.315 · Discretionary

FY21 Supplemental for the Northeast Corridor Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Railroad Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $1.2B
Award range
Closed
Status
February 22, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

FY21 Supplemental for the Northeast Corridor Cooperative Agreement to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration that offered Up to $1,209,483,050 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 418 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Railroad Administration.

up to $1.2B
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
20.315
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY21 Supplemental for the Northeast Corridor… is closed (last close February 22, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOT - Federal Railroad Administration still indexes 418 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed February 22, 2021

Posted Feb 10 Closes Feb 22

Est. Total Funding

$1,209,483,050

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), the Federal Railroad Administration is to make available to Amtrak a total of $1,209,483,050. Of these funds, $555,067,050 is made available to cover Operating, Capital, Debt Service and American Disabilities Act (ADA) expenses of which $7,500,000 will be used for ADA expenses and approximately $57,600,000 to cover expenses related to the acquisition of Amfleet replacement equipment for Northeast Corridor services. Of the total funds, the Consolidated Appropriations Act provides $654,416,000 in funding (Supplemental Emergency Relief) from Division M of the Appropriations Act (Supplemental Act) to Amtrak for activities associated with the Northeast Corridor for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, and responding to coronavirus. Of the funds provided, the Supplemental Act provides Amtrak with approximately $87,844,000 for use in lieu of capital payments from state and commuter rail passenger transportation providers subject to the cost allocation policy developed pursuant to Section 212 of PRIIA. These funds are available until fully expended.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FR-AMT-21-003

Grants.gov marks FY21 Supplemental for the Northeast Corridor… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). This eligibility-code string dominates the DOT - Federal Railroad Administration book (331 peers, 79% of 419).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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What to do next

FY21 Supplemental for the Northeast Corridor… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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