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Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program

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​Program Overview

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years, 2022-2026. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Over $3 billion is still available for future funding rounds. 

Cover of the Safe Streets and Roads for All program fact sheet.
View the SS4A fact sheet.

The SS4A program supports the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategy and our goal of zero roadway deaths using a Safe System Approach. 

Combining the FY22 and FY23 awards, SS4A has provided $1.7 billion in Federal funding to over 1,000 communities in all 50 States and Puerto Rico. SS4A funding awarded to date will improve roadway safety planning for about 70 percent of the nation’s population.

Check out All Years' SS4A Grant Awards to find out where SS4A has funded awards to date.

Funding Opportunities

FY24 NOFO Now Open

The fiscal year (FY) 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All program is accepting applications for Planning and Demonstration Grants through 5 p.m. (EDT) August 29, 2024.

The application period for SS4A Implementation Grants closed on May 16, 2024. Applicants seeking FY24 SS4A Planning and Demonstration Grants may apply until August 29, 2024.

View the SS4A NOFO and learn how to apply.

First Round of FY24 Awardees Announced

On May 17, 2024, USDOT announced award selections totaling nearly $64 million for 99 communities for the first round of FY24 SS4A Planning and Demonstration Grants. Learn more about the FY24 awards.

USDOT expects to announce additional FY24 SS4A awards in August and November.

Applicant Guidance

Register for one of two account types, depending on the grant type you are applying to. If you aren't sure which type of grant to apply to, visit the Which Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Type Should We Apply For? page and review other materials on this website to determine the appropriate grant type before registering on Valid Eval.

Register on Valid Eval to apply for a Planning and Demonstration Grant

Register on Valid Eval to apply for an Implementation Grant

For more information and SS4A applicant guidance, view the following pages:

Subscribe to email updates to be notified when additional information is available.

Eligibility

The following groups of applicants are eligible for the SS4A grant program:

  • Political subdivisions of a State, which includes counties, cities, towns, transit agencies, and other special districts.
  • Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).
  • Federally recognized Tribal governments.

Learn more about eligible applicants for SS4A.

Grant Types

The SS4A program supports the development of a comprehensive safety action plan (referred to as an “Action Plan”) that identifies the most significant roadway safety concerns in a community and the implementation of projects and strategies to address roadway safety issues. Action Plans are the foundation of the SS4A grant program.

SS4A requires an eligible Action Plan be in place before applying to implement projects and strategies.

The SS4A program provides funding for two types of grants: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants.

Learn more about these grant types in the brief descriptions below and see the following pages for more details:

Planning and Demonstration Grants

Planning and Demonstration Grants provide Federal funds to develop, complete, or supplement an Action Plan. The goal of an Action Plan is to develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries in a locality, Tribal area, or region.

Planning and Demonstration Grants also fund supplemental planning activities in support of an Action Plan and demonstration activities in support of an Action Plan.

Implementation Grants 

Implementation Grants provide Federal funds to implement projects and strategies identified in an Action Plan to address a roadway safety problem. Eligible projects and strategies can be infrastructural, behavioral, and/or operational activities.

Implementation Grants may also include supplemental planning and demonstration activities to inform an existing Action Plan, and project-level planning, design, and development activities.

Applicants must have an eligible comprehensive safety action plan (referred to as an “Action Plan”) to apply for an Implementation Grant.  

New in FY24, potential Implementation Grant applicants may submit their Action Plan(s) for pre-application review so that USDOT may affirm their eligibility to apply for an Implementation Grant.

Last updated: Friday, May 17, 2024