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FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning

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Issuing agency
DOT - Federal Transit Administration
Method
Grant
Category
Grant · Discretionary · CFDA 20.541
PIN
FTA-2026-003-TPE-TODP
Location
Nationwide
Posted
May 11, 2026
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Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $28.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding. The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA’s mission of improving public transportation for America’s communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning around a new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement project. Per statute, any comprehensive or site specific planning funded through the program must examine ways to improve economic development and ridership, foster multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improve transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engage the private sector, identify infrastructure needs, and enable mixed-use development near transit stations.

Contact

Name
Johnita S Glover Transportation Program Analyst
Phone
202-366-9833
Full source recordfrom Grants.gov
Detail
Id
362344
Ost
POSTED
Cfdas
Id
433268
Cfda Number
20.541
Program Title
Discretionary Planning Grant Programs
Opportunity Id
362344
Listed
L
Doc Type
synopsis
Flag2006
N
Revision
1
Synopsis
Version
2
Send Email
N
Agency Code
DOT-FTA
Agency Name
Johnita S Glover Transportation Program Analyst
Award Floor
0
Agency Phone
202-366-9833
Archive Date
Aug 09, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Cost Sharing
Yes
Created Date
May 11, 2026 06:57:37 AM EDT
Mod Comments
Updated eligibility language.
Posting Date
May 11, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling
0
Response Date
Jul 10, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Synopsis Desc
<p>The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $28.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding. The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA’s mission of improving public transportation for America’s communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning around a new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement project.&nbsp;Per statute, any comprehensive or site specific planning funded through the program must examine ways to improve economic development and ridership, foster multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improve transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engage the private sector, identify infrastructure needs, and enable mixed-use development near transit stations.</p>
Agency Details
Code
FTA - TPM
Seed
DOT-FTA
Agency Code
DOT-FTA
Agency Name
DOT - Federal Transit Administration
Top Agency Code
DOT
Opportunity Id
362344
Applicant Types
Id
"25"
Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
Archive Date Str
2026-08-09-00-00-00
Number Of Awards
35
Posting Date Str
2026-05-11-00-00-00
Create Time Stamp
May 27, 2026 09:34:02 AM EDT
Last Updated Date
May 14, 2026 06:17:50 AM EDT
Response Date Str
2026-07-10-00-00-00
Estimated Funding
28492618
Top Agency Details
Code
DOT
Seed
DOT
Agency Code
DOT
Agency Name
Department of Transportation
Top Agency Code
DOT
Agency Address Desc
FTA Office of Planning and Environment
Agency Contact Desc
April McLean-McCoy April.McLeanMcCoy@dot.gov
Agency Contact Name
Johnita S Glover Transportation Program Analyst
Agency Contact Email
April.McLeanMcCoy@dot.gov
Agency Contact Phone
202-366-9833
Create Time Stamp Str
2026-05-27-09-34-02
Funding Instruments
Id
"G"
Description
"Grant"
Award Floor Formatted
0
Funding Desc Link Desc
FTA NOFO website
Award Ceiling Formatted
0
Agency Contact Email Desc
FTA Office of Planning and Environment
Applicant Eligibility Desc
Any comprehensive or site-specific planning work proposed for funding under this program must be associated with an eligible transit capital project, namely a new fixed guideway project or a core capacity improvement project as defined in Section 5309(a) of title 49, United States Code. These statutory definitions are also provided in Section 2 of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). Projects are not required to be within the Capital Investment Grants Program. Applicants and eventual grant recipients under this program must be existing FTA grantees as of the publication date of the NOFO. A proposer must either be the project sponsor of an eligible transit capital project as defined above or an entity with land use planning authority in an eligible transit capital project corridor. Evidence of a partnership between these two types of entity will be required unless the applicant has both responsibilities. Please refer to the NOFO for further information.
Estimated Funding Formatted
28,492,618
Funding Activity Categories
Id
"T"
Description
"Transportation"
Draft Mode
N
Publisher Uid
johnitag
Agency Details
Code
FTA - TPM
Seed
DOT-FTA
Agency Code
DOT-FTA
Agency Name
DOT - Federal Transit Administration
Top Agency Code
DOT
Opportunity Pkgs
Id
292746
Listed
L
Dialect
XFDL2.2
Family Id
16
Mimetype
application/msword
Extension
docx
Package Id
PKG00292746
Cfda Number
20.541
Last Update
May 11, 2026 07:47:22 AM EDT
Closing Date
Jul 10, 2026
Contact Info
April McLean-McCoy FTA Office of Planning and Environment E-mail: April.McLeanMcCoy@dot.gov
Opening Date
May 11, 2026
Program Title
Discretionary Planning Grant Programs
Agency Details
Code
"FTA - TPM"
Seed
"DOT-FTA"
Agency Code
"DOT-FTA"
Agency Name
"DOT - Federal Transit Administration"
Top Agency Code
"DOT"
Competition Id
FTA-2026-003-TPE-TODP
Closing Date Str
2026-07-10-00-00-00
Is Multi Project
N
Opening Date Str
2026-05-11-00-00-00
Topportunity Id
362344
Competition Title
FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Opportunity Title
FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Owning Agency Code
DOT-FTA
Top Agency Details
Code
"DOT"
Seed
"DOT"
Agency Code
"DOT"
Agency Name
"Department of Transportation"
Top Agency Code
"DOT"
Opportunity Number
FTA-2026-003-TPE-TODP
Electronic Required
Y
Open To Applicant Type
1
Expected Application Size
20
Workspace Compatible Flag
Y
Expected Application Count
80
Original Due Date
Jul 10, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Assist Compatible
No
Opportunity Title
FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Owning Agency Code
DOT-FTA
Top Agency Details
Code
DOT
Seed
DOT
Agency Code
DOT
Agency Name
Department of Transportation
Top Agency Code
DOT
Forecast Hist Count
0
Opportunity Number
FTA-2026-003-TPE-TODP
Syn Post Date In Past
Yes
Synopsis Hist Count
0
Opportunity Category
Category
D
Description
Discretionary
Synopsis Modified Fields
revision, version, applicantEligibilityDesc, createTimeStamp
Opportunity History Details
Cfdas
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Listed
L
Revision
0
Synopsis
Id
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Version
1
Revision
0
Send Email
"Y"
Action Date
"May 14, 2026 06:17:50 AM EDT"
Action Type
"U"
Agency Code
"DOT-FTA"
Award Floor
"0"
Archive Date
"Aug 09, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Cost Sharing
true
Created Date
"May 11, 2026 06:57:37 AM EDT"
Posting Date
"May 11, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Award Ceiling
"0"
Response Date
"Jul 10, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Synopsis Desc
"<p>The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $28.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding. The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA’s mission of improving public transportation for America’s communities by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning around a new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement project.&nbsp;Per statute, any comprehensive or site specific planning funded through the program must examine ways to improve economic development and ridership, foster multimodal connectivity and accessibility, improve transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, engage the private sector, identify infrastructure needs, and enable mixed-use development near transit stations.</p>"
Agency Details
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Opportunity Id
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Applicant Types
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Archive Date Str
"2026-08-09-00-00-00"
Number Of Awards
"35"
Posting Date Str
"2026-05-11-00-00-00"
Create Time Stamp
"May 12, 2026 08:25:38 AM EDT"
Last Updated Date
"May 11, 2026 06:57:37 AM EDT"
Response Date Str
"2026-07-10-00-00-00"
Estimated Funding
"28492618"
Agency Address Desc
"FTA Office of Planning and Environment"
Agency Contact Desc
"April McLean-McCoy\r\nApril.McLeanMcCoy@dot.gov"
Agency Contact Name
"Johnita S Glover\nTransportation Program Analyst"
Agency Contact Email
"April.McLeanMcCoy@dot.gov"
Agency Contact Phone
"202-366-9833"
Create Time Stamp Str
"2026-05-12-08-25-38"
Funding Desc Link Url
"https://www.transit.dot.gov/notices-funding/fy-2026-notice-funding-opportunity-pilot-program-transit-oriented-development"
Funding Instruments
[{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
Award Floor Formatted
"0"
Funding Desc Link Desc
"FTA NOFO website"
Award Ceiling Formatted
"0"
Agency Contact Email Desc
"FTA Office of Planning and Environment"
Applicant Eligibility Desc
"Any comprehensive or site-specific planning work proposed for funding under this program must be associated with an eligible transit capital project, namely a new fixed guideway project or a core capacity improvement project as defined in Section 5309(a) of title 49, United States Code. These statutory definitions are also provided in Section 2 of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). Projects are not required to be within the Capital Investment Grants Program. Applicants and eventual grant recipients under this program must be existing FTA grantees as of the publication date of the NOFO. A proposer must either be the project sponsor of an eligible transit capital project as defined above or an entity with land use planning authority in an eligible transit capital project corridor. Evidence of a partnership between these two types of entity will be required unless the applicant has both responsibilities. Please refer to the NOFO for further information. Only one application per transit capital project corridor may be submitted to FTA. Multiple applications submitted for a single transit capital project corridor indicate to FTA that partnerships are not in place, and FTA will reject all of the applications."
Estimated Funding Formatted
"28,492,618"
Funding Activity Categories
[{"id":"T","description":"Transportation"}]
Opp Hist Id
Revision
0
Opportunity Id
362344
Publisher Uid
johnitag
Opportunity Id
362344
Opportunity Title
FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Owning Agency Code
DOT-FTA
Opportunity Number
FTA-2026-003-TPE-TODP
Opportunity Category
Category
"D"
Description
"Discretionary"
Synopsis Attachment Folders
Id
79656
Folder Name
FTA-2026-003-TPE-TODP
Folder Type
Full Announcement
Zip Lob Size
368472
Created Date
May 11, 2026 06:58:05 AM EDT
Opportunity Id
362344
Last Updated Date
May 27, 2026 09:34:02 AM EDT
Synopsis Attachments
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Search
Id
362344
Title
FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Agency
DOT - Federal Transit Administration
Number
FTA-2026-003-TPE-TODP
Doc Type
synopsis
Cfda List
20.541
Open Date
05/11/2026
Close Date
07/10/2026
Opp Status
posted
Agency Code
DOT-FTA

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