{"id":7460,"date":"2022-10-12T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/?p=7460"},"modified":"2022-10-12T14:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T19:00:30","slug":"fta-announces-600-million-notice-of-funding-opportunity-to-replace-railcars-across-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mnrtap.us\/fta-announces-600-million-notice-of-funding-opportunity-to-replace-railcars-across-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"FTA Announces $600 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity to Replace Railcars Across the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\":ns\" class=\"hP\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-thread-perm-id=\"thread-f:1746493947365783880\" data-legacy-thread-id=\"183ccafde71b7948\">FTA Announces $600 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity to Replace Railcars Across the Nation<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Published on: <\/strong>October 12, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/notices-funding\/fiscal-year-2022-and-fiscal-year-2023-competitive-grants-rail-vehicle-replacement\">announced<\/a> $600 million in competitive grant funding is now available through its Rail Vehicle Replacement Program. The Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023 funds will support efforts to replace and restore our nation\u2019s railcars for the safety and convenience of riders everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/grant-programs\/competitive-grants-rail-vehicle-replacement-program\">Rail Vehicle Replacement Program<\/a> will fund transit agencies and state and local governmental authorities\u2019 efforts to replace rail vehicles that have exceeded their useful life, so that passengers will experience an improved commute.<\/p>\n<p>The application period will close on January 5, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/about\/news\/biden-harris-administration-announces-600-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-replace\">News Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/grant-programs\/competitive-grants-rail-vehicle-replacement-program\">Rail Vehicle Replacement Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transit.dot.gov\/notices-funding\/fiscal-year-2022-and-fiscal-year-2023-competitive-grants-rail-vehicle-replacement\">Notice of Funding Opportunity<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program here. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":631,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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