FY 2010 INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL (IPR) 
PROGRAM 


Investment Justification Template 

As part of the FY 2010 IPR application process, applicants must develop a formal Investment 
Justification that addresses each initiative being proposed for funding, including Management 
and Administration (M&A) costs. Applicants may submit up to 15 Investment Justifications. 
These Investment Justifications must demonstrate how proposed projects address gaps and 
deficiencies in current programs and capabilities. The Investment Justification must 
demonstrate the ability to provide enhancements consistent with the purpose of the program 
and guidance provided by DHS. Applicants must ensure that the Investment Justification is 
consistent with all applicable requirements outlined in the application kit. 

Investment Heading 
Date 
Applicant 
Region and Urban 
Area(s) Impacted 
Investment Name 
Investment Amount $ 

I. Background 
Note: This section only needs to be completed once per application, regardless of the number of 
investments proposed. The information in this section provides background/context for the investment(s) 
requested, but does not represent the evaluation criteria used by DHS for rating individual investment 
proposals. 

I.A. Identify the point(s) of contact for this investment. 
Response Type Narrative 
Response Instructions Identify the following: 
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Point of contact’s (POC) name and title; 
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POC’s full mailing address; 
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POC’s telephone number; 
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POC’s fax number; 
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POC’s email address; and 
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Also include the corresponding information for the single authorizing 
official for your organization—i.e., the individual authorized to sign a 
grant award. 
Response 

I.B. Describe the operating system. 
Response Type Narrative 
Response Instructions Describe the following: 
. Infrastructure; 
. Ridership data; 
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Number of passenger miles; 
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Number of vehicles and/or vessels; 
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System map; and 


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Other sources of funding being leveraged for security enhancements. 
Response 

II. Strategic and Program Priorities 
II.A. Provide an abstract for this investment. 
Response Type Narrative 
Response Instructions . 
Describe what the project is, how it will be executed, and its purpose. 
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Define the vision, goals, and objectives for the risk reduction, and 
summarizes how the proposed investment will fit into the overall effort to 
meet the critical infrastructure security priorities (including integration into 
existing security protocols); 
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Describe the specific needs and/or resource limitations that need to be 
addressed; 
. 
Identify any potential partners and their roles and staffing requirements, and 
provide information on any existing agreements such as Memoranda of 
Understanding (MOU); 
. 
Identify specific equipment needs (e.g., number of facility cameras, number 
of security lights, amount of security fencing, etc.) and other details for 
training, awareness, exercises, and other programs, if applicable (e.g., 
number of people to be trained, length of training, type of training, number 
of printed materials, number of agencies and staff members involved in 
exercise planning, execution, and review); 
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Describe progress made on the security project this investment will be 
completing, if applicable; and 
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Reference use of prior year grant funds, if applicable 
Note: Ensure that details on purchases within this section match what is 
outlined in the detailed budget. 
Response 

II.B. Describe how this investment specifically addresses one or more of the funding priorities 
identified in the current year grant guidance. 
Response Type Narrative 
Response Instructions Describe how the investment addresses one or more of the following: 
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Protection of high risk/high consequence underwater/underground assets 
and systems; 
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Protection of other high risk/high consequence assets and systems that 
have been identified through system-wide risk assessments; 
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Use of visible, unpredictable deterrence; 
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Targeted counter-terrorism training for key front-line staff; 
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Emergency preparedness drills and exercises; and 
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Public awareness and preparedness campaigns. 
Response 

III. Impact 
III.A. Discuss how the implementation of this investment will decrease or mitigate risk. Describe 
how the project offers the highest risk reduction potential at the least cost. Include output and 
outcome metrics 
Response Type Narrative 
Response Instructions . 
Discuss how this investment will reduce risk (e.g., reduce vulnerabilities or 
mitigate the consequences of an event) in a cost effective manner by 
addressing the needs and priorities identified in earlier analysis and review; 
. 
Identify the nature of the risk and how the risk and need are related to show 
how addressing the need through this investment will also mitigate risk 


(e.g., reduce vulnerabilities or mitigate the consequences of an event); and 
. 
Outline the expected, high-level impacts this investment is expected to 
attain or achieve if implemented, and potential negative impacts if the 
investment is not implemented. 
Response 

IV. Funding & Implementation Plan 
IV.A. Investment Funding Plan. 
Response Type Numeric and Narrative 
Response Instructions . 
Complete the chart below to identify the amount of funding Amtrak is 
requesting for this investment only; 
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Funds should be requested and detailed by allowable cost categories (i.e., 
planning, organization, equipment, training, exercises, and management 
and administration.); 
. 
Applicants must make funding requests that are reasonable and justified by 
direct linkages to activities outlined in this particular investment; and 
. 
Applicants must indicate whether additional funding (non-FY 2010 grants) 
will be leveraged for this investment. 
Note: Investments will be evaluated on the expected impact on security 
relative to the amount of the investment (i.e., cost effectiveness). An itemized 
Budget Detail Worksheet and Budget Narrative must also be completed for this 
investment. 
Response 

The following template illustrates how Amtrak should indicate the amount of FY 2010 IPR funding 
required for the investment, how these funds will be allocated across the cost elements, and what (if any) 
non-FY 2010 IPR funds will be utilized. 

Federal Request 
Total 
Other Funding 
Sources Applied 
Grand Total 
Planning 
Equipment 
Training 
Exercises 
Operational Packages 
M&A 
Total 

IV.B. Discuss funding resources beyond the current fiscal year grant funding that have been 
identified and will be leveraged to support the implementation and sustainment of this 
investment. 
Response Type Narrative 
Response Instructions . 
Give the expected total life-span for this investment if fully implemented and 
sustained through completion; 
. 
Discuss other funding sources (e.g., non-Federal grant programs, public or 
private agreements, future fiscal year grants) that you plan on utilizing for 
the implementation and/or continued sustainment of this investment; 
. 
If no other funding resources have been identified, or if none are necessary, 
provide rationale as to why the requested FY 2010 Amtrak funding is 
sufficient for the implementation and sustainment of this investment; and 
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Investments will be evaluated on the extent to which they exhibit a 


likelihood of success, or continued success, without requiring additional 
Federal assistance. 
Response Response 
IV.C. Provide a high-level timeline, milestones and dates, for the implementation of this 
investment. Up to 10 milestones may be provided. 
Response Type Narrative 
Response Instructions . 
Only include major milestones that are critical to the success of the 
investment; 
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While up to 10 milestones may be provided, Amtrak should only list as 
many milestones as necessary; 
. 
Milestones are for this discrete investment – those that are covered by the 
requested FY 2010 Amtrak funds and will be completed over the 36-month 
grant period; 
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Milestones should be kept to high-level, major tasks that will need to occur; 
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Identify the planned start date associated with the identified milestone. The 
start date should reflect the date at which the earliest action will be taken to 
start achieving the milestone; 
. 
Identify the planned completion date when all actions related to the 
milestone will be completed and overall milestone outcome is met; and 
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List any relevant information that will be critical to the successful completion 
of the milestone (such as those examples listed in the question text above). 
Response