Restoration and Enhancement Grants Program

• Published date: 02 January 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 161
• Record Number: 2019-28305
• Section: Notices
• Court: Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 161]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-28305]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Railroad Administration
                Restoration and Enhancement Grants Program
                AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
                Transportation (DOT).
                ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO or notice); extension and
                supplemental funding notice.
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                SUMMARY: FRA is adding funding to and extending the application
                submittal period for its NOFO for the Restoration and Enhancement
                Grants Program (R&E Program) published on November 6, 2019. The basis
                for the funding increase and extension is the appropriation of
                additional amounts for the Restoration and Enhancement Grants Program
                in Fiscal Year 2020 together with the government's goal of efficiently
                administering such funds.
                DATES: The original due date for applications was January 6, 2020. The
                period for submitting applications to the NOFO published on November 6,
                2019 (84 FR 59907) https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-11-06/pdf/2019-24225.pdf, is extended. Applications must now be submitted by
                5:00 p.m. eastern on February 5, 2020.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
                R&E Program and projects, please contact Ruthie Americus, Office of
                Policy and Planning, Federal Railroad Administration,1200 New Jersey
                Avenue SE, Room W36-403, Washington, DC 20590; email:
                [email protected]; phone: 202-493-0431. Grant application
                submission and processing questions should be addressed to Amy Houser,
                Office of Program Delivery, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
                Jersey Avenue SE, Room W36-412, Washington, DC 20590; email:
                [email protected]; phone: 202-493-0303.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                Amendment
                 FRA amends its NOFO for the Restoration and Enhancement Grants
                Program published on November 6, 2019 (84 FR 59907) https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-11-06/pdf/2019-24225.pdf by: (1)
                Adding an additional $1,918,600 for a total of $26,337,600 and (2)
                extending the period for submitting applications to February 5, 2020.
                 Issued in Washington, DC.
                Ronald L. Batory,
                Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration.
                [FR Doc. 2019-28305 Filed 12-31-19; 8:45 am]
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