Closed · FTA-2020-014-TPE · CFDA 20.500 · Discretionary
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT - Federal Transit Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $250K-$2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 26, 2020
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning is a closed discretionary listing from DOT - Federal Transit Administration that offered $250,000 -- $2,000,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 196 other opportunities from DOT - Federal Transit Administration.
- $250K-$2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 20.500
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development is closed (last close October 26, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 20.500 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. DOT - Federal Transit Administration still indexes 196 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed October 26, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$6,220,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Notice of Funding Opportunity for PILOT PROGRAM FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) PLANNING. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $6.22 million of funding under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #20.500). As required by federal transit law and subject to funding availability, funds will be awarded competitively to support comprehensive planning associated with new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement projects. FTA anticipates minimum grant awards of $250,000 and maximum grant awards of $2,000,000. The Pilot Program for TOD Planning is intended to fund comprehensive planning that supports economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations. The program also encourages identification of infrastructure needs and engagement with the private sector. Consistent with statutory direction, FTA is seeking comprehensive planning projects covering an entire transit capital project corridor, rather than proposals that involve planning for individual station areas or only a small section of the corridor. To ensure any proposed planning work reflects the needs and aspirations of the local community and results in concrete, specific deliverables and outcomes, transit project sponsors must partner with entities with land use planning authority in the transit project corridor to conduct the planning work.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 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.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FTA-2020-014-TPE
Grants.gov marks Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). 43 other DOT - Federal Transit Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (22% of 197).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation
Agency Contact
Dwayne Weeks, Office of Planning and Environment, (202) 493-0316, email: Dwayne.Weeks@dot.gov
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What to do next
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 20.500 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- DOT - Federal Transit Administration lists 196 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
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