Opportunity Information: Apply for FR RRD 17 003
The FY17 Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor - Mobile Station Area Planning Study and Final Design Project (Funding Opportunity Number FR RRD 17 003) was a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Its purpose was to fund a focused planning and final design effort tied to restoring passenger rail service potential along the Gulf Coast corridor, with particular attention to the station area in Mobile, Alabama.
The core objective of the project was to carry out a detailed planning and design study to replace a passenger rail station in Mobile that had been demolished in 2007 after sustaining damage from Hurricane Katrina. Rather than funding construction itself, the opportunity emphasized producing the technical and planning deliverables needed to advance a viable station replacement concept. In practical terms, that means developing plans and design documentation for new and/or improved railroad facilities that would support and increase the usefulness of potentially restored intercity passenger rail operations along the corridor. The grant was framed around improving the overall utility of passenger rail by ensuring the station and related rail facilities are properly planned and designed to serve future service.
This opportunity was structured as a cooperative agreement, indicating that the FRA expected to have substantial involvement during the performance of the work (as opposed to a more hands-off formula grant). The activity category was transportation, and it was associated with CFDA number 20.313, which corresponds to FRA rail assistance programs.
Funding was modest and narrowly targeted: the award ceiling was $150,000, and the FRA anticipated making a single award. The grant notice was created on May 30, 2017, with an original application deadline of July 31, 2017. Eligibility was listed as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full opportunity text, meaning applicants likely needed to consult the detailed eligibility language to confirm whether they qualified (often this category can include public entities, regional organizations, or other corridor stakeholders depending on the specific notice).
Overall, the grant was designed to move the Mobile station replacement from concept toward readiness by paying for the detailed planning and final design work necessary to support improved rail facilities and help set the stage for a possible return of intercity passenger service along the Gulf Coast corridor.Apply for FR RRD 17 003
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Railroad Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY17 Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor-Mobile Station Area Planning Study & Final Design Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.313.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 30, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2017 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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs: FY17 Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor - Mobile Station Area Planning Study and Final Design Project (FR RRD 17 003)
What is this grant opportunity?
This was a discretionary federal grant opportunity called the FY17 Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor - Mobile Station Area Planning Study and Final Design Project. It was issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under Funding Opportunity Number FR RRD 17 003.
What was the purpose of the funding?
The purpose was to fund a focused planning and final design effort connected to the potential restoration of intercity passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast corridor, with special emphasis on the station area in Mobile, Alabama.
What problem or need was the project intended to address?
The project targeted the replacement of a passenger rail station in Mobile, Alabama that had been demolished in 2007 after sustaining damage from Hurricane Katrina. The grant aimed to develop the planning and design work needed to advance a station replacement concept.
Did this grant pay for construction of a new station?
No. The opportunity emphasized producing planning and technical deliverables (including final design documentation) rather than paying for construction itself.
What types of activities were supported by the grant?
The grant supported detailed planning and design documentation for new and/or improved railroad facilities tied to a replacement station concept in Mobile. The intent was to create the technical and planning outputs needed to improve readiness for future passenger rail service potential.
How did the grant relate to passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast?
The work was framed as supporting the potential restoration of intercity passenger rail operations along the Gulf Coast corridor by ensuring the Mobile station area and related facilities were properly planned and designed to increase the usefulness of future service.
What was the core objective of the project?
The core objective was to carry out a detailed planning and final design study to advance a viable replacement concept for the Mobile passenger rail station and associated rail facilities.
What kind of grant instrument was used?
The opportunity was structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the FRA expected to have substantial involvement in the work during the period of performance (as opposed to a more hands-off award structure).
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
Is this a discretionary or formula grant?
It was a discretionary federal grant opportunity.
What was the activity category?
The activity category was transportation.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was associated with CFDA number 20.313, which corresponds to FRA rail assistance programs.
How much funding was available?
The award ceiling was $150,000.
How many awards were expected?
The FRA anticipated making a single award.
When was the grant notice created?
The grant notice was created on May 30, 2017.
What was the application deadline?
The original application deadline was July 31, 2017.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full opportunity text. That wording indicates applicants would have needed to consult the detailed eligibility language in the full notice to confirm whether they qualified.
What geographic area did the project focus on?
The project had particular attention on the station area in Mobile, Alabama, within the broader Gulf Coast rail corridor context.
What was the intended outcome of funding this work?
The intended outcome was to move the Mobile station replacement effort from concept toward readiness by producing the detailed planning and final design work needed to support improved rail facilities and help set the stage for a possible return of intercity passenger service along the Gulf Coast corridor.
Was the work limited to a station building, or did it include other rail facilities?
The description included planning and design documentation for new and/or improved railroad facilities, not only the station itself, as long as those facilities would support and increase the usefulness of potentially restored intercity passenger rail operations.
What does "substantial involvement" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Because the award was a cooperative agreement, the FRA expected to be substantially involved during performance of the work. In practical terms, this signals an ongoing federal role in the project rather than a purely recipient-directed effort.
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