OpportunityTitle: Fiscal Year 2010 Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP)
CategoryExplanation: Homeland Security &#150; Preparedness
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants for the Fiscal Year 2010 FRSGP are determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Class I, II, and III freight railroad carriers that transport Rail Security-Sensitive Materials (RSSM) and owners and offerors of railroad cars that transport toxic inhalation hazardous (TIH) materials.  For purposes of this grant program, &#147;offerors&#148; are entities that lease rail cars in order to ship materials poisonous by inhalation/TIH materials by railroad.       As designated by the Surface Transportation Board, a Class I railroad carrier is defined as a railroad with annual operating revenues for 2005 over $319.2 million; a Class II railroad carrier is defined as a railroad with annual operating revenues between $25.5 million and $319.2 million; and a Class III railroad carrier is defined as a railroad with annual operating revenues of less than $25.5 million.    Class I, II, and III freight railroad carriers must also meet the following criteria in order to be eligible:    &#149; Transport RSSM. RSSM is defined in 49 CFR Part 1580.100 B as: (1) A rail car containing more than 2,268 kg (5,000 lbs) of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.50; (2) A tank car containing a material poisonous by inhalation as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, including anhydrous ammonia, Division 2.3 gases poisonous by inhalation as set forth in 49 CFR 173.115(c), and Division 6.1 liquids meeting the defining criteria in 49 CFR 173.132(a)(1)(iii) and assigned to hazard zone A or hazard zone B in accordance with 49 CFR 173.133(a), excluding residue quantities of these materials; and (3) A rail car containing a highway route-controlled quantity of a Class 7 (radioactive) material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.403.  &#149; Operate in or through a high threat urban area, as subject to the forthcoming &#147;Rail Transportation Security Final Rule,&#148; and as identified in Table 1 of the Fiscal Year 2010 Freight Rail Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit.  &#149; Certify they have developed and adhere to a vulnerability assessment and security plan that conforms to the requirements of 49 CFR 172.802.      Owners and offerors of railroad cars must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible:    &#149; Transport Rail TIH.  For the purpose of this grant, TIH is defined as: a tank car containing a material poisonous by inhalation, as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, including anhydrous ammonia but excluding residue quantities of these materials.     &#149; Travel from, to or through a High Threat Urban Areas (HTUA).
Description: The FRSGP is one tool among a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by the Administration to help strengthen the nation&#146;s critical infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. The program provides funds to freight railroad carriers and owners and offerors of railroad cars to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: FEMA Call Center
GrantorContactText: Centralized Scheduling &amp; Information Desk (CSID) Help Line &lt;br/&gt;(800) 368-6498 &lt;br/&gt;askcsid@dhs.gov  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;FEMA Call Center  &lt;br/&gt;(866) 927-5646 &lt;br/&gt;ASK-GMD@dhs.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Applicants are advised to carefully review the submission requirements contained within the Fiscal Year 2010 Freight Rail Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit.