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USDOT announces $1.18 billion competitive funding opportunity for local road safety improvements


On March 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) competitive grant program. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), $1.18 billion is available now for eligible entities – restricted to only local governments, metropolitan planning organizations and Tribes – to develop safety action plans or to implement existing approved plans at an 80 percent federal match.


On March 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) competitive grant program. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), $1.18 billion is available now for eligible entities – restricted to only local governments, metropolitan planning organizations and Tribes – to develop safety action plans or to implement existing approved plans at an 80 percent federal match. Counties are directly eligible to apply for this program through USDOT until 5:00 PM ET on July 10, 2023.

In FY 2023, USDOT added an additional $177.2 million in FY 2022 carryover funds to the SS4A program, which is authorized at $1 billion annually through FY 2026 by the BIL. SS4A grants are intended to support the “planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micromobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators.”

For the purposes of the NOFO, rural communities are defined as “jurisdictions outside an Urban Area (UA) or located within Urban Areas with populations fewer than 200,000 will be considered rural.” In FY 2023, rural communities and other underserved areas are increasingly prioritized for SS4A funding. Read more.

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