FY 2024 INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM KEY CHANGES
[https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/intercity-passenger-rail-amtrak/fy-24-key-changes]


Release Date: 
Th4 16, 2024 

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The Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) Program
[https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/intercity-passenger-rail-amtrak]
provides funds to protect critical surface transportation
infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and
increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system. This funding plays
an important role in the implementation of the National Preparedness
System by supporting the building, sustainment and delivery of core
capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal of
a secure and resilient nation. This document outlines key changes for
the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 IPR Program.

COST INFORMATION MOVED FROM THE PREPAREDNESS GRANTS MANUAL

The majority of information on funding restrictions and allowable
costs has moved from the Preparedness Grants Manual (PGM) to the
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Please refer to Section D of the
IPR Program FY 2024 NOFO for detailed information on these cost
categories. 

FEMA GRANTS OUTCOMES (FEMA GO) SYSTEM

Amtrak must apply to the IPR Program on the new FEMA GO platform. The
previous Non-Disaster Grants (ND Grants) platform will become a legacy
system for grant programs from FY 2023 and earlier. For more
information about FEMA GO, please review Section D of the IPR Program
NOFO and FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) | FEMA.gov
[https://www.fema.gov/grants/guidance-tools/fema-go] for additional
guidance and tools.