Closed · DHS-26-GPD-157-00-98 · CFDA 97.157 · Mandatory

Fiscal Year 2026 Intercity Passenger Rail Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $9.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 24, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year 2026 Intercity Passenger Rail Program is a closed mandatory listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Up to $9,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,093 other opportunities from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA.

up to $9.5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
97.157
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 24, 2026. CFDA 97.157 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $9,500,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 24, 2026

Posted Jun 24 Closes Jul 24

Est. Total Funding

$9,500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DHS-26-GPD-157-00-98

Grants.gov marks Fiscal Year 2026 Intercity Passenger Rail Pro… 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 codes span Disaster Prevention and Relief · Transportation (DPR;T). 263 other Department of Homeland Security - FEMA listings share this eligibility-code string (24% of 1,094).

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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Agency Contact

FEMA GO Help Desk 1-877-585-3242 femago@fema.dhs.gov

What to do next

Fiscal Year 2026 Intercity Passenger Rail Pro… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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