Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $28.5 Million Investment to Make Mass Transit More Family Friendly, Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced a $28.5 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invest in making mass transit more family friendly and affordable. Through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning competitive grant program, the Department is looking to partner with communities interested in proposals that advance safety, innovation and making commuting easier for families.

"Why should airports be the only places we make travel more family friendly? Under President Trump's leadership we will make it easier and more affordable to get where you need to go," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. "This revamped program will invest in transit corridors that connect families to jobs, education, and healthcare, which can improve regional mobility, growth, and prosperity."

Additional Information:

The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA's mission of improving America's communities through public transportation by providing funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed-guideway or core-capacity transit capital investment.

The NOFO focuses on several priority considerations for funding, including:

• Safety: how a project advances safe journeys along corridors and at stations, and encourages a safe route to services along corridors, such as school, childcare, recreation, and social services.
  
• Innovation: how a project fosters innovative approaches, partnerships with transit agencies and advocates, and promotes research, innovation and demonstration of new technologies, and policies that stimulate private sector participation, private investment, and public-private partnerships to deliver infrastructure and TOD in the corridor.
  
• Benefits for Families and Communities: how a project increases transit access for families at the proposed transit station or along the corridor and how it integrates childcare and recreation near public transportation hubs.

The Notice of Funding Opportunity outlines the application criteria. Applicants are encouraged to submit eligible projects as soon as possible but must do so by July 10, 2026. Learn more at FTA's TOD webpage.

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