Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI)

Affiliated Institution
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Support Entity Type
PPF
Project Stage Supported
  • Enabling environment/capacity building for project proponents
  • Project scoping, ideation, and concept note development
Funding Type
Grants
Loans (concessional and market-rate)
Type of Recipient
Public entity at the sub-national level
Non-profit or civil society organization
Private sector
Community-level organization
Climate Objective
Mitigation
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sectors and Themes
Transport
Co-financing Requirement
No
Contact Information

The Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) is the leading global implementation initiative focused on urban mobility. Together with 11 global partners TUMI supports cities to transform their transport systems. The initiative was established by the German Government in cooperation with ADB, BMZ, CAF, C40, GIZ, ICLEI, ITDP, KfW, SLOCAT, UN-Habitat and WRI at the 2016 UN Habitat III conference in Quito Ecuador.

TUMI moves substantial funds to finance urban mobility projects, scales pilot projects and provides policy advice to transform urban mobility globally. So far TUMI has leveraged more than EUR 2 billion in large-scale urban transport infrastructure projects, supported the implementation of 20 innovative urban mobility pilot projects and has provided policy advisory to more than 2000 urban leaders. TUMI provides capacity development for a global mobility transition through tailored learning programs, a digital content delivery platform, publications, newsletters, social media campaigning, training of high-level city decision makers, and network promotion for the implementation of sustainable mobility solutions and transformation of the mobility landscape.

Eligibility Criteria

The criteria used to assess project proposals are:

  • Transformative potential
  • Innovative potential
  • Replicability/ scalability
  • Accessibility
  • Inclusivity and empowerment
  • Climate friendliness
  • Health aspects
  • Integrated approach
  • Financial feasibility
  • Project implementation feasibility
  • Leveraged co-financing