Fiscal Year 2026 Intercity Passenger Rail Program

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) – Amtrak program is one of four grant programs that constitute DHS/FEMA’s focus on transportation infrastructure security activities. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the Nation’s critical infrastructure against potential terrorist attacks. The IPR provides funds to Amtrak to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism.

AMTRAK is a federally chartered corporation

The FY 2025 TSGP applications will be reviewed to ensure projects meet the requirements in accordance with the FY 2025 TSGP NOFO; focuses on security (vs. safety, crime, or general operations); links to one of more vulnerabilities in a recent Threat & Vulnerability Assessment (TVA); and will measurably buy-down risk based on its linkage to the TVA and the agency�s current security posture. DHS/FEMA headquarters grants management specialists will also conduct a financial review using the following criteria: allowability, allocability, and financial reasonableness of the proposed budget and investment information; and whether a recipient meets the financial and legal requirements listed in 2 C.F.R. Part 200. FEMA will review the highest scored applications. Refer to the TSGP Notice of Funding Opportunity when available and posted on grants.gov for a complete description of the TSGP award procedure.

Fiscal year 2025: Transit security police forces/law enforcement overtime (directed patrols, canine teams, mobile screening teams, and anti-terrorism team patrols); Security cameras (closed circuit television); Cybersecurity Network Segmentation; Hazardous Device Detection Equipment. Fiscal year 2026: Transit security police forces/law enforcement overtime (directed patrols, canine teams, mobile screening teams, and anti-terrorism team patrols); Security cameras (closed circuit television); Cybersecurity Network Segmentation; Critical Interoperable Communications; Anti-Terrorism Emergency Simulation Drills.