FY22-23 Interstate Rail Compacts Grant Program

The IRC Program provides financial assistance to entities implementing Interstate Rail Compacts pursuant to section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24101). The purpose of the Program is to improve, promote, and develop intercity passenger rail service, including activities related to the financing of such service, and to encourage multi-state grant applications.

Entities implementing Interstate Rail Compacts pursuant to section 410 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Reform Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24101 note) are eligible applicants under this notice. Under section 410, Congress granted advance consent to States to enter into Interstate Rail Compacts in order to promote intercity passenger rail service. Entities implementing Interstate Rail Compacts means an existing entity, such as a commission, that has been established by member states to implement the Interstate Rail Compact.

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