Fiscal Year 2024 Intercity Passenger Rail Program (IPR) | DHS 24 GPD 075 00 98

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The Fiscal Year 2024 Intercity Passenger Rail Program (IPR) - Amtrak is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / FEMA grant opportunity focused on strengthening security for the nation s intercity passenger rail system. It sits within FEMA s broader set of transportation infrastructure security programs and is tied to Congress s direction to protect critical infrastructure from terrorism and other major threats. The core purpose is to provide dedicated funding to Amtrak so it can better safeguard critical surface transportation assets and protect passengers and personnel from acts of terrorism, while also improving overall preparedness through stronger coordination and information sharing.

A central theme of the FY 2024 IPR program is that information sharing and collaboration are essential to national security and public safety. DHS highlights that the agency itself was created in response to major breakdowns in information sharing prior to the September 11 attacks, and it argues that the need for coordinated threat awareness is even more urgent today. The risk environment has expanded beyond traditional physical attacks to include persistent cyber threats from sophisticated actors, risks to soft targets and crowded places, threats to democratic processes, and dangers stemming from new and emerging technologies. In that context, FEMA emphasizes cooperation across federal agencies and with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners as a key element of preparedness and effective prevention.

For FY 2024, the program identifies two priority investment areas that Amtrak is expected to address with IPR funds. The first is enhancing cybersecurity, reflecting the reality that rail operations, communications, and supporting business systems are increasingly exposed to continuous cyber risk. The second is enhancing the protection of soft targets and crowded places, which in a passenger rail setting can include stations, platforms, waiting areas, and other high traffic public spaces where large numbers of people gather and where security measures must balance safety with accessibility. FEMA also indicates it will continue strengthening partnerships that improve information sharing and collaboration tied to these priorities.

Administratively, this opportunity is listed as mandatory and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, meaning FEMA anticipates an active federal role in how the award is carried out compared with a standard grant. The opportunity number is DHS 24 GPD 075 00 98, and it is associated with CFDA number 97.075. The eligible applicant category is effectively limited to Amtrak (a federally chartered corporation), and the program is structured to make a single award. The total potential award amount is capped at 9,000,000 dollars (award ceiling 9,000,000), with an expected number of awards of 1.

Applications are submitted through FEMA s Grants Outcomes (GO) system at https://go.fema.gov/. The original closing date listed for submission is 2024-06-24, and the opportunity record was created on 2024-04-16. Overall, the FY 2024 IPR program is designed to direct targeted federal security funding to Amtrak with a clear emphasis on cyber resilience, protection of crowded public rail environments, and the kind of multi level information sharing and coordination that DHS views as foundational to preventing and responding to modern threats.

• The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief, transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2024 Intercity Passenger Rail Program (IPR)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.075.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $9,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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