Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program

The purpose of the R&E Program is to provide operating assistance to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail transportation. Eligible projects will include operating expenses associated with intercity passenger rail service, such as: staffing costs; diesel fuel or electricity costs; station costs; lease payments on rolling stock; routine planned maintenance costs; host railroad costs; train yard operation costs; and administrative costs.

Amtrak or another rail carrier that provides intercity rail passenger transportation, and any rail carrier in partnership with at least a State (including the District of Columbia),a group of States, an Interstate Compact; a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States, or a political subdivision of a State.

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov