Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), a U.S. local government entity and metropolitan planning organization headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operates as a prime federal grant recipient (86% of recent awards) and sub-recipient, delivering regional transportation planning, infrastructure safety planning, climate mitigation strategy development, and airport system planning services to federal agencies serving the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

DVRPC's federal footprint centers on transportation and environmental planning grants. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 49% of recent awards, led by the Department of the Treasury United States Mint (29 awards, $2.2 million combined potential value), the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (21 awards), the Department of the Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service (17 awards, $10.6 million combined potential value), the Environmental Protection Agency (17 awards), and the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (9 awards). The potential-value rankings diverge notably: the Bureau of the Fiscal Service leads dollars (17 awards, $10.6 million), while Treasury Mint leads award count; EPA Region 3 contributes $1.6 million across five awards. Recent representative grant work includes a $1.04 million Federal Highway Administration Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A, CFDA 20.939) project grant awarded June 3, 2026, for "Getting to School Safely in the Delaware Valley" (completion June 3, 2031), a $1.52 million FHWA SS4A grant awarded July 29, 2025, for Vision Zero plan supplemental planning and partner support (completion July 29, 2030), a $1 million EPA Region 3 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) cooperative agreement awarded July 1, 2023, for comprehensive economy-wide climate mitigation planning for the metropolitan statistical area (completion June 30, 2027), a $225,000 Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) project grant awarded August 7, 2025, for a Delaware Valley Regional Airport System Plan study (completion August 6, 2029), and a $1.47 million FHWA SS4A grant awarded August 16, 2023, for the Regional Vision Zero 2050 Action Program (completion August 30, 2027).

DVRPC serves as a sub-recipient on 27 awards (14% of the footprint), primarily through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Sub-award work includes coastal zone management implementation, stormwater planning, Delaware Estuary management coordination, and regional benchmarking program support. The sub-award stream reflects DVRPC's role as the designated metropolitan planning organization providing staff support, data analysis, and regional coordination for state-administered transportation and environmental programs.

Activity has grown modestly — four awards in 2022 to twelve in 2024 — before declining to three in 2025 and three in 2026 year to date. The combined potential value across all 189 awards stands at $29.3 million, though combined dollars obligated reach $42.6 million (145% of potential value), signaling that obligated amounts exceed ceiling values on active grants. Top parent vehicles include two indefinite delivery contracts (68R30105 with 15 task orders carrying $2.3 million and EPR30603 with 12 task orders carrying $5 million combined potential value) and multiple blanket purchase agreements. The award distribution across NAICS categories reflects transportation and planning operations: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (30 awards), Other Urban Transit Systems (29 awards), and Mixed Mode Transit Systems (17 awards) lead the portfolio. Most work is performed regionally across the Delaware Valley counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with administrative oversight in Philadelphia.