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69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy · Department of Transportation

Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity

Done for this year — next round expected · Opportunity DOT-SS4A-FY26-01 · Assistance Listing 20.939

Key facts

Deadline
Done for this year · next round expected Mar 27 – May 26, 2027
Award size
$100K – $25M
Total available
$993.5M · about 500 awards
Cost share / match ?
Required
Who can apply
City or town government, County government, School district, Tribal government, Other (see eligibility), Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Public college or university
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

This year's round is over

Last round: Mar 27 – May 26, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round, expected: Mar 27 – May 26, 2027. The funder hasn't announced it yet. GrantMe projects it from last year's dates, so check the official page as it gets closer.

Use the time now: get grant-ready, read last year's guidelines, and add the expected dates to your calendar.

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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • Requires a cost share / match

Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.

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About this grant

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and demonstration activities, as well as projects and strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets for all users. Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at: Planning and Demonstration Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2026_planning_demo/signup Implementation Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2026_implementation/signup DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH GRANTS.GOV All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Applications cannot be submitted into Valid Eval after the deadline. Late applications will not be considered unless there is a technical issue directly caused by the online proposal submission system (Valid Eval), and the applicant contacts Valid Eval at support@valideval.com describing the technical issue no later than 1:00 PM ET on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants include a metropolitan planning organization (MPO); a political subdivision of a State or territory; and a multijurisdictional group of entities described in any of the aforementioned three types of entities.

About the program (20.939)

Safe Streets and Roads for All

How applications are judged

The selection criteria are published in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. The Federal share of a SS4A grant may not exceed eighty (80) percent of total eligible project costs. Recipients are required to contribute a local matching share of no less than twenty (20) percent of eligible project costs. All matching funds must be from non-Federal sources. In accordance with 2 CFR � 200.306, Grant recipients may use in-kind or cash contributions toward local match requirements so long as those contributions meet the requirements under 2 CFR � 200.306(b). Tribal Transportation Program funding may be used by federally-recognized Tribal governments as non-Federal match.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2022: See https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/2022-awards for descriptions of funded projectsFiscal Year2023: 48 Implementation Grant awards were made in FY 2023. For example, the City of Fayetteville Arkansas received $25 million in Federal funding to address roadway safety problems. Descriptions of the funded projects are located here: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2023-12/SS4A-2023-Implementation-Grant-Award-Fact-Sheets.pdf. 572 Planning and Demonstration awards were made. Descriptions of the funded projects are located here: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/2023-full-award-listFiscal Year2024: 70 Implementation Grant awards were made in FY 2024. For example, the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska received $24.9 million to implement safety improvements along the Bragaw Street Corridor. Descriptions of the funded projects are located here:https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-09/SS4A_FY-24_Implementation_Grant_Project_Summaries.pdf 383 Planning and Demonstration Grants were awarded as well. For example, the City of Walla Walla Washington received $320,000 to develop a safer crossings plan, a citywide...

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