Safe streets and roads for all planning grant for the emerald coast regional council (west florida regional planning council), FL

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the West Florida Regional Planning Council $750,000 on March 2, 2026, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan preventing roadway fatalities and serious injuries across northwest Florida's Emerald Coast region. The planning grant funds regional safety planning, design, and development activities in support of the Council's comprehensive safety strategy covering seven counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Holmes, and Washington. The award runs through March 2, 2029, with performance occurring in Pensacola, Florida. West Florida Regional Planning Council is a local government entity and council of governments based in Pensacola that operates primarily in the federal grant space as a regional transportation and economic development planning organization. The Safe Streets and Roads for All program, established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, funds local, regional, and Tribal initiatives through competitive grants to support development and implementation of Comprehensive Safety Action Plans and related planning and project activities.