Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity

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.

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.

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.

Fiscal year 2022: See https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/2022-awards for descriptions of funded projects Fiscal year 2023: 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-list Fiscal year 2024: 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...