The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has opened a new round of funding for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, making $993.5 million available to support local projects aimed at reducing roadway deaths and serious injuries nationwide. Applications are open for both planning and implementation grants.
Of the nearly $1 billion available, about $687.8 million will fund implementation-ready projects, while roughly $305.7 million will support planning and development efforts. Planning and demonstration grants are typically used to develop safety action plans, collect data and test safety improvements, while implementation grants fund construction and infrastructure projects that carry out safety plans already in place.
The SS4A program was created to help communities develop and implement strategies to improve roadway safety and reduce traffic fatalities. Grants support projects such as roadway redesigns, intersection improvements, pedestrian and bicycle safety upgrades and local safety action plans.
Eligible applicants include metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of a state or territory, federally recognized tribal governments, and multijurisdictional groups of those entities. Funding can be used to develop safety action plans, carry out demonstration projects or implement infrastructure and safety improvements identified in existing safety plans. Most projects require a local funding match, although some rural and tribal communities may qualify for a higher federal cost share.
The DOT will accept applications until May 26 for both planning and demonstration grants and implementation grants through the department’s Valid Eval application portal.
The SS4A program is part of a national effort to significantly reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roadways through safer street design, planning and community safety initiatives.
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