Priority Development and Advocacy Committee (PDAC) Process
The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission works with other organizations throughout the Miami Valley to identify projects that may be eligible for federal funding. Through a committee decision, the projects are forwarded on to federal elected officials for deliberation. The purpose of this process is to establish a list of projects which benefit the Dayton Region to be submitted as requests for funding.
The partnership of MVRPC and other regional agencies has successfully obtained over $71.9 million dollars in federal funding, through this process. Click for a list of regionally significant projects awarded over the last several years.
MVRPC is the lead agency for Transportation projects and Government Services projects. The Transportation projects and Government Services projects are reviewed by review panels which categorize the proposed projects by the importance of the project and the impact the proposed project will have in the overall area. The list of projects is then sent to the MVRPC Board structure for final review and adoption and submittal to the Dayton Regional Priority and Advocacy Committee.
The Dayton Regional Priority Development and Advocacy Committee presents the approved project list to the Dayton region federal legislative delegations. Project sponsors who agree to participate in the process are expected to support overall project categorization.
PDAC Applications
PDAC Program Applications 2027
The latest Priority Development and Advocacy Committee (PDAC) project solicitation began on September 2, 2025 and applications were due to Dayton Development Coalition and MVRPC by October 24, 2025. MVRPC received seven Transportation and thirteen Government Services PDAC applications by our October 24, 2025 deadline, which are listed below:
Transportation Applications
- Hoke Road Widening
- I-675 Grange Hall Road Interchange
- National Road Improvement Project
- New Carlisle Pike Roadway Extension
- Richard C. Church, Jr. Connector Project
- US 35 at Factory Road Interchange
- Woodman Gateway Project
Government Services Applications
- City of Vandalia Public Works Building
- Clark County Public Safety Center
- Critical Repairs to the Concrete Walls of MCD’s Germantown, Englewood, and Taylorsville Dams
- Dayton International Airport Gateway Enhancement Project
- Fiber Optic Expansion
- Food Waste Recovery and Resource Program
- Frederick Pike Waterline and Sewer Project
- Great Miami River Levee and River Access Improvements
- Hilltop Wellfield Development
- Ottawa Drain Gates Replacement
- Ottawa Lab Rehab
- Public Safety Training Center Project – Phase 1
- South Wellfield Rehabilitation and Connection
Individual projects applications may be viewed by following the link below:
https://daytonregion.com/local-business/advocacy/pdac/project-submissions
MVRPC then reviewed and categorized the Transportation and Government Services PDAC applications that were received. On December 4, 2025 MVRPC Board of Directors approved the categorized Transportation and Government Services PDAC list. MVRPC then forwarded the prioritized list of projects to the Dayton Regional Priority Development and Advocacy Committee for final review. On January 6, 2026 MVRPC attended the Dayton Regional Priority Development and Advocacy Committee meeting where our Transportation and Government Services projects were presented. Finally, the Dayton Regional Priority Development and Advocacy Committee will present the approved project list to the Dayton region federal legislative delegations.