Freight Rail Security Grant Program. (FRSGP) The FRSGP funds security training for frontline employees, the completion of vulnerability assessments, the development of security plans within the freight rail industry and GPS tracking systems for railroad cars transporting toxic inhalation materials. Intercity Passenger Rail (Amtrak) The purpose of the Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) is to create a sustainable, risk-based effort to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism, major disasters and other emergencies within the Amtrak rail system. Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) The PSGP provides grant funding to port areas for the protection of critical port infrastructure from terrorism. PSGP funds are primarily intended to assist ports in enhancing maritime domain awareness, enhancing risk management capabilities to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from attacks involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs), weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and other non-conventional weapons, as well as training and exercises and Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) implementation.
Freight Rail Security Grant Program. The Freight Rail Security Grant Program funds security training for frontline employees, the completion of vulnerability assessments, the development of security plans in the freight rail industry, and global positioning system tracking for railroad cars transporting toxic inhalation materials.
