Safe streets for all planning grant for danville MPO

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the West Piedmont Planning District Commission $640,000 on June 15, 2026, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) to develop comprehensive safety action planning serving the Danville metropolitan planning organization area. The recipient, a local government entity and planning commission headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia, operates as a child entity within the City of Martinsville municipal government structure. Performance extends through January 15, 2030, in Virginia. The Safe Streets and Roads for All program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries through the development of Comprehensive Safety Action Plans and implementation of planning, design, development activities, and projects identified within those plans. Eligible applicants include metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of a state, Federally-recognized Tribal governments, and multijurisdictional groups comprised of these entities.