Magnetic Levitation Technology Deployment Program (Maglev Program)
*SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS* The purpose of the Maglev Program is to assist in funding eligible capital project costs and preconstruction planning activities for eligible Maglev projects.
Eligible Maglev projects must:
(1) involve a segment or segments of a high-speed ground transportation corridor; (2) result in an operating transportation facility that provides a revenue producing service; (3) be approved by the Secretary based on an application submitted to the Secretary of Transportation by a state or authority designated by one or more states, and (4) for 2008 Funds, be an existing Maglev project in Pittsburgh, Baltimore-Washington, or Atlanta-Chattanooga.
Eligible Maglev projects must:
(1) involve a segment or segments of a high-speed ground transportation corridor; (2) result in an operating transportation facility that provides a revenue producing service; (3) be approved by the Secretary based on an application submitted to the Secretary of Transportation by a state or authority designated by one or more states, and (4) for 2008 Funds, be an existing Maglev project in Pittsburgh, Baltimore-Washington, or Atlanta-Chattanooga.
Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: DOT/Federal Railroad Administration
Estimated Funding: $12,000,000
Office: DOT/Federal Railroad Administration
Estimated Funding: $12,000,000
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Magnetic Levitation Technology Deployment Program (Maglev Program)
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Pittsburgh, Baltimore-Washington, and Atlanta-Chattanooga projects are eligible for the full $24,027,500 available under this notice from the remaining 2008 Funds ($14,027,500) and the 2019 Funds ($10,000,000).
Applicants with otherwise eligible Maglev projects may apply only for the $10,000,000 in 2019 Funds available under this notice.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=65146
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Grants.gov Customer Support
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2019-11-05
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2019-12-29
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