Transportation and Community Development Initiative (TCDI)
The Transportation and Community Development Initiative (TCDI) is a funding opportunity for local planning initiatives that have a transportation nexus and that also advance the goals of the region’s long-range plan, Update: Connections 2050: Plan for Greater Philadelphia.To that end TCDI focuses on linking land use, transportation, and economic development planning that:
- Builds municipal capacity;
- Enhances the transportation network;
- Fosters greater regional resilience;
- Improves overall quality of life;
- Promotes and encourages the use of transit, bike, and pedestrian transportation modes; and
- Protects the environment.
FY 2027 Pennsylvania Funding Opportunity
Project solicitation for the FY27 PA TCDI funding opportunity was held from January 9 through March 13, 2026. DVRPC is no longer accepting project submissions for this round.
The next round of TCDI funding will be offered in January 2027 for eligible entities in the New Jersey region only.
Investing in a Region
332
Awards$23.9
Million InvestedFY25 PA & FY26 NJ TCDI Awards
Projects
to award amount
19
Projects$1.8
Million InvestedTCDI Management
Grant Administration
All FY25 PA and earlier projects are administered through the TCDI Direct portal, and project sponsors and consultants should continue to use TCDI Direct for those projects. However, beginning with the FY26 NJ round, all TCDI grants are administered through DVRPC’s Pass-through Projects Portal.
Consultant Prequalification Requirement
Consultants are required to meet a set of qualifications to perform work funded through the TCDI program.
A list of consultants prequalified by DVRPC can be found here.
DVRPC is not currently accepting materials for prequalification.
Disclaimer
The preparation of TCDI deliverables (reports, map, document, etc.) were financed in part through funds made available by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission from a grant by the funding agency (PennDOT and/or NJDOT). The contents do not necessarily reflect the views or a policy of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the funding agency or the Federal Government and neither assumes liability for its contents or use.