Provider
PennDOT
Application Deadline
February 13, 2026
Summary
Note that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) MTF and the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)/Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) Multimodal Transportation Fund are two separate grant programs.
The program is intended to provide financial assistance to municipalities, councils of governments, businesses, economic development organizations, public transportation agencies, and ports and rail freight entities to improve transportation assets that enhance communities, pedestrian safety, and transit revitalization.
The Commonwealth has made significant investments in the state’s transportation infrastructure through the PennDOT MTF program. Act 89 makes available $40 million to PennDOT annually, to be awarded through a highly competitive application process. Of that amount, $35 million is allocated to highway- and bridge-related projects, while the remaining $5 million is available for projects that propose improvements to any mode.
Maximum award: $3,000,000
Matching required: 30% of amount requested
Common Eligible Projects
Projects that coordinate local land use with transportation assets to enhance existing communities, including but not limited to:
- Bus stops
- Park-and-ride facilities
- Sidewalk/crosswalk safety improvements
- Bicycle lanes/route designations
- Traffic impact mitigation relative to infill development
- Development of local highways and bridges which will benefit the state system
- Local economic development and greenways
Projects improving connectivity or utilization of existing transportation assets, including but not limited to:
- Improved signage
- Access roads
- Development or support of an integrated transportation corridor
- Improvements to the productivity, efficiency, and security supporting goods movement to and from PA ports
- Port upgrades
- Bicycle/shared-lane markings
- Bicycle parking at transit stops
Projects related to streetscapes, lighting, sidewalk enhancement, and pedestrian safety, including but not limited to:
- Sidewalk connections
- Crosswalks
- Pedestrian and traffic signals
- Pedestrian signs
- Lighting
Projects related to transit-oriented development. This term does not refer to a single real estate project, but rather a collection of projects, usually mixed-use, at a neighborhood scale, oriented to a transit node.
More Information
https://www.pa.gov/grants/search/grant-details/penndot/25
