In a move that could give a powerful lift to intercity passenger rail infrastructure projects, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation has begun taking applications for about $2.3 billion in a new round of grants from its Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program.
In announcing its funding-availability notice, issued on Dec. 7, DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration noted that $2.2 billion for the upcoming round of partnership program grants comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).