PTC Systems Grants under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program (FY 2018)
Overview: These grants will fund the deployment of PTC system technology for intercity passenger rail transportation, freight rail transportation, and/or commuter rail passenger transportation. See the May 18, 2018 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and September 12, 2018 Notice of Funding Opportunity NOFO for more information.
Legislative Authority:
PTC system funding was authorized under Section 11301 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Public Law 114-94 (2015), 49 U.S.C. 24407; and funded in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Div. L, Title I, Public Law 115-141 (2018 Appropriation).
Amount: $250,000,000, where:
- Projects totaling $203,698,298 were selected under the May 18, 2018 NOFO.
- Projects totaling $46,301,702 in remaining grant funding were selected under the September 12, 2018 NOFO.
Eligible Projects:
Projects that deploy PTC systems technology for intercity passenger rail transportation, freight rail transportation, and/or commuter rail passenger transportation include:
- Back office systems;
- Wayside, communications, and onboard hardware equipment;
- Software;
- Equipment installation;
- Spectrum;
- Any component, testing, and training for the implementation of PTC systems; and
- Interoperability.
Maintenance and operating expenses incurred after a PTC system is placed in revenue service are ineligible.
Eligible Recipients:
- A State;
- A group of States;
- An Interstate Compact;
- A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States;
- A political subdivision of a State;
- Amtrak or another Rail Carrier that provides Intercity Rail Passenger Transportation (as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 24102);
- A Class II railroad or Class III railroad (as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 20102);
- Any Rail Carrier or rail equipment manufacturer in partnership with at least one of the entities described in 1-5 above;
- The Transportation Research Board together with any entity with which it contracts in the development of rail-related research, including cooperative research programs;
- A University transportation center engaged in rail-related research; or
- A non-profit labor organization representing a class or craft of employees of Rail Carriers or Rail Carrier contractors.
News:
December 21, 2018 Press Release
May 15, 2018 Press Release
August 24, 2018 Press Release