diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0bd36bd2..d275ee6e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
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         "@types/react": "^19.0.3",
         "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.2",
+        "@ugrc/tsconfigs": "^1.0.3",
         "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
         "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
@@ -5090,6 +5091,13 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@total-typescript/tsconfig": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@total-typescript/tsconfig/-/tsconfig-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fO4ctMPGz1kOFOQ4RCPBRBfMy3gDn+pegUfrGyUFRMv/Rd0ZM3/SHH3hFCYG4u6bPLG8OlmOGcBLDexvyr3A5w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/aria-query": {
       "version": "5.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/aria-query/-/aria-query-5.0.4.tgz",
@@ -5908,6 +5916,16 @@
         "react": ">=16.8.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@ugrc/tsconfigs": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ugrc/tsconfigs/-/tsconfigs-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Z84bZpLJ6wRi4sm6RWvckPHs/Q6XZCHW5yjeHZzboZi/1bsJUOoh3F5wT/qQ5EKewDcHk65WcvUTWPc+JYjtQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@total-typescript/tsconfig": "^1.0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@utahdts/utah-design-system-header": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@utahdts/utah-design-system-header/-/utah-design-system-header-3.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7578fcdd..37fdf839 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     "@types/eslint__js": "^8.42.3",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.3",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.2",
+    "@ugrc/tsconfigs": "^1.0.3",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
     "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
diff --git a/tsconfig.browser.json b/tsconfig.browser.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..062beb83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.browser.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@ugrc/tsconfigs/browser",
+  "include": ["src"]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 45f2f41f..a2ea72e0 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "allowJs": true,
-    "checkJs": true,
-    "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "jsx": "preserve",
-    "lib": ["esnext", "DOM"],
-    "module": "esnext",
-    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
-    "noEmit": true,
-    // this is just a dummy prop to make the compiler happy
-    "outDir": "./typescriptOut",
-    "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "strict": false,
-    "types": ["node", "vite/client"]
-  },
-  "exclude": ["node_modules/**/*", "functions/node_modules/**/*"],
-  "include": ["functions/**/*", "src/**/*"]
+  "files": [],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.browser.json"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "./tsconfig.vite-config.json"
+    }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.vite-config.json b/tsconfig.vite-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccbe11b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.vite-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@ugrc/tsconfigs/vite-config",
+  "include": ["vite.config.ts"]
+}