FRA (US Federal Railroad Admin) Announces $900k in New Planning and Development Grants to Support Intercity Passenger Rail Services

The three entities that received Fiscal Year 2022-2023 IRC Program funding are as follows:

• Illinois – MIPRC Expansion Project (Up to $300,000) Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (MIPRC)
• Louisiana – SRC Rail-Ready Project: Building Capacity to Expand Passenger Rail across the American South (Up to $400,000) Southern Rail Commission (SRC)
• North Carolina – VA-NC Compact Administration & Southeast Rail Network Analysis Project (Up to $200,000) North Carolina DOT on behalf of the Virginia – North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact Commission (VA-NC HSR Compact)