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"Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Supports regional, local, and Tribal initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
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[](https://www. transportation. gov/grants/SS4A) ## Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program TheInfrastructure Investment and Jobs Act(IIJA) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) competitive grant 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 fatalities and serious injuries. Approximately $1 billion is still available for the next funding round. The fiscal year (FY) 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All program closed on **May 26, 2026**, at 5:00 p.
m. (EDT). Eligible applicants for SS4A grants include the following: * Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).
* Political subdivisions of a State or territory (e.g., counties, cities, towns, special districts, certain transit agencies, and similar units of local government). * Federally recognized Tribal governments. Learn more about eligible applicants for SS4A.
A comprehensive safety action plan (referred to as an “Action Plan”) is a plan to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries in a locality or region or on Tribal land. **Action Plans are the foundation of the SS4A grant program**.
The SS4A program provides funding for two main types of grants: **Planning and Demonstration Grants** for Action Plans, including supplemental safety planning and/or safety demonstration activities, and **Implementation Grants**.
Learn more about these grant types in the brief descriptions below and see the following pages for more details: * Eligible Uses of SS4A Funding * Comprehensive Safety Action Plans * Planning and Demonstration Activities ### Planning and Demonstration Grants **Planning and Demonstration Grants** are used to develop, complete, or supplement an Action Plan.
Planning and Demonstration Grants also fund supplemental safety planning activities and safety demonstration activities in support of an Action Plan. ### Implementation Grants **Implementation Grants**are used to implement projects or strategies that are consistent with an existing 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 safety planning and safety demonstration activities to inform an existing Action Plan, and project-level planning, design, and development activities. Applicants must have an eligible Action Plan to apply for an Implementation Grant.
Potential applicants may submit their Action Plan(s) for pre-application review so that USDOT may affirm their eligibility to apply for an Implementation Grant. $982 Million Awarded to 521 Communities on December 23, 2025. Read the press release and learn about the selected FY25 projects.
### 2025 Awards: Key Facts Key facts about the 2025 SS4A award selections to date include the following: * 521 SS4A awards totaling $982,231,998. * 454 Planning and Demonstration Grant awards totaling $295,723,850. * 67 Implementation Grant awards totaling $686,508,148.
* The Implementation Grant awards provide significant safety benefits to all people who use our roadways: * The roadways and areas that received funding to implement projects had around 1,000 lives lost and over 7,000 serious injuries over the past 5 years. * 48 projects involve EMS and whole blood projects to improve post-crash care. * 50 percent of awards will benefit rural communities.
* Over $340,904,546 million in funding benefits communities in rural and Tribal areas.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits, State and local governments, Tribal governments, and other eligible entities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $100,000 - $25,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was May 26, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program is funded by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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