Closed · FR-AMT-21-005 · 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 $969.4M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 23, 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 $969,388,160 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 $969.4M
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 April 23, 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 April 23, 2021

Posted Apr 9 Closes Apr 23

Est. Total Funding

$969,388,160

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration is to make available to Amtrak $969,388,160 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including use of these funds to cover operating, capital and debt service repayment expenses; of which approximately $100,885,000 will be used to repay or prepay debt and the required reserves, costs and fees related to such debt; and approximately $87,844,000 to be used exclusively and directly in lieu of capital payments from state and commuter rail passenger transportation providers subject to the cost allocation policy required pursuant to Section 212 of PRIIA. These funds must be expended by September 30, 2029.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FR-AMT-21-005

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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