IPR Program only entity eligible “The provides funds to the to apply for National Passenger funding under the Railroad Corporation FY 2016 IPR (Amtrak) to protect Program.” critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system.” Intercity Bus 2015: $170,394 The following entities “Eligible Security applicants under $3,000,000 within the state of Program the FY 2016 IBSGP Pennsylvania received are owners and 2016: grants as part of the About Grant operators of fixed $3,000,000 IBSG program: David Program: route intercity and Thomas Tours FY 2016 IBSGP charter buses that received $50,290; “The provides funding to serve urban areas Frank Martz Coach Co create a sustainable designated to INC received $27,261; program for the receive Urban Fullington Auto Bus protection of Area Security Company received intercity bus systems Initiative (UASI) $21,000; Innovative and the traveling funding under the Coach LLC received public from FY 2016 $1,693; O.D. Anderson, terrorism. The Homeland Security Inc. dba Andersonn program seeks to Grant Coach & Tour received assist operators of Program. Charter $42,7883; Schrock INC fixed-route intercity companies received $7,115; and charter bus must make a Susquehanna Transit services in obtaining minimum of 50 Company received the resources trips annually to $3,756; and required to support one or more UASI Inc. received security measures jurisdictions to be $16,496. such as enhanced eligible. All planning, facility owner/operators security upgrades that meet the basic and vehicle ad driver eligibility protection.” criteria were eligible to apply. In order to be eligible to receive FY 2016 IBSGP grant funding, all operators must have completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a
“The IPR Program provides funds to the National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system.” only entity eligible to apply for funding under the FY 2016 IPR Program.” Intercity Bus Security Program About Grant Program: “The FY 2016 IBSGP provides funding to create a sustainable program for the protection of intercity bus systems and the traveling public from terrorism. The program seeks to assist operators of fixed-route intercity and charter bus services in obtaining the resources required to support security measures such as enhanced planning, facility security upgrades and vehicle ad driver protection.” “Eligible applicants under the FY 2016 IBSGP are owners and operators of fixed route intercity and charter buses that serve urban areas designated to receive Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding under the FY 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program. Charter companies must make a minimum of 50 trips annually to one or more UASI jurisdictions to be eligible. All owner/operators that meet the basic eligibility criteria were eligible to apply. In order to be eligible to receive FY 2016 IBSGP grant funding, all operators must have completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a 2015: $3,000,000 2016: $3,000,000 $170,394 The following entities within the state of Pennsylvania received grants as part of the IBSG program: David Thomas Tours received $50,290; Frank Martz Coach Co INC received $27,261; Fullington Auto Bus Company received $21,000; Innovative Coach LLC received $1,693; O.D. Anderson, Inc. dba Andersonn Coach & Tour received $42,7883; Schrock INC received $7,115; Susquehanna Transit Company received $3,756; and Inc. received $16,496.
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