Opportunity Information: Apply for FR CCD 23 006
The FY23 CRISI Congressionally Directed - Atlanta to Savannah Passenger Rail Corridor opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FR CCD 23 006) is a discretionary grant issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under CFDA 20.325. It is structured as a grant funding instrument and is aimed at advancing transportation planning work for a proposed intercity passenger rail corridor between Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia (the ATL-SAV Corridor). The posting was created on September 12, 2023, and originally closed on September 29, 2023. FRA anticipated making a single award, with an award ceiling of up to $8,000,000.
The core purpose of the funding is to support two major deliverables developed in partnership with FRA: a Service Development Plan (SDP) and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The SDP is meant to lay the groundwork for potential intercity passenger rail development by clearly defining why the corridor is being pursued and what needs it would address. It is also intended to be a structured planning document that examines different ways the service could be implemented, using technical transportation planning and conceptual engineering to compare alternatives at a high level. In practice, that means the SDP should frame and test options for how passenger service could operate on or alongside existing rail infrastructure, what kinds of improvements might be required, and how those options perform relative to the corridor's goals.
A central feature of the SDP work is the analysis of alternatives, coupled with early consideration of environmental factors. Rather than waiting until later stages to think about impacts, the SDP is expected to include a high-level review of environmental considerations associated with the different alternatives. Another required element is meaningful input from the public and coordination with relevant public agencies, ensuring the planning process reflects community concerns, stakeholder priorities, and agency requirements. The SDP also must address governance, meaning it should identify a workable structure for how the ATL-SAV Corridor would ultimately be implemented, managed, and operated. That governance component matters because intercity passenger rail typically requires long-term clarity on roles such as project sponsorship, ownership, operations, maintenance responsibility, and coordination among state, local, federal, and railroad partners.
The SDP is not the final decision document, but it is intended to produce a corridor project inventory, essentially a list of the projects, investments, and actions needed to achieve the proposed passenger service. This inventory becomes the foundation for starting and preparing the EIS. The EIS is prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and is focused on ensuring that environmental impacts are evaluated and taken into account as agencies make decisions. In that role, the EIS process supports informed decision-making by identifying potential effects of the proposed action and its alternatives, considering ways to avoid or reduce adverse impacts, and documenting the rationale for decisions as the project moves forward.
Eligibility for the opportunity includes state governments, with additional eligible applicant details referenced in the opportunity's eligibility clarification text. Overall, the grant is best understood as targeted pre-construction funding intended to move the ATL-SAV passenger rail concept into a more defined, publicly vetted, and environmentally reviewed stage by producing an SDP that frames the service and options, and an EIS that supports NEPA-compliant evaluation of impacts before major implementation decisions are made.Apply for FR CCD 23 006
- The Department of Transportation, DOT - Federal Railroad Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY23 CRISI Congressionally Directed - Atlanta to Savannah Passenger Rail Corridor" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.325.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 12, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 29, 2023 No Explanation. (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 $8,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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