Description
The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program aims to improve roadway safety by reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The program provides funding for two main types of grants: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants. Planning and Demonstration Grants are used to develop, complete, or supplement an Action Plan, as well as carry out safety demonstration activities that inform an Action Plan. Implementation Grants are used to implement strategies or projects that are consistent with an existing Action Plan. Eligible applicants include metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of a state or territory, federally recognized tribal governments, and multijurisdictional groups of entities. The program has a total funding available of $993,488,194 for FY 2026, with $687,809,874 available for Implementation Grants and $305,678,320 available for Planning and Demonstration Grants. Key aspects of the program include:
• Developing a comprehensive safety action plan (Action Plan) to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries
• Conducting supplemental safety planning to update an existing Action Plan
• Carrying out safety demonstration activities to inform the development of an Action Plan
• Implementing projects and strategies identified in an Action Plan to address roadway safety problems
• Providing funding for two main types of grants: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants
• Requiring applicants to contribute a local matching share of no less than 20 percent of total eligible project costs
• Encouraging applicants to create good-paying jobs with a free and fair choice to join a union in project construction and ongoing operations and maintenance.