Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DOT-SS4A-FY26-01
- Agency
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Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000 to $25,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Transportation
- Eligible applicants
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- Independent School Districts
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Special District Governments
- Other
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Transportation is soliciting competitive grant applications through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program to support planning, demonstration, and implementation activities designed to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries for all road users. Eligible applicants include metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of states or territories, federally recognized Tribal governments, and multijurisdictional groups. Key requirements include developing comprehensive safety action plans, conducting supplemental planning and stakeholder engagement, demonstrating pilot projects, and implementing infrastructure and behavioral safety strategies identified in action plans. Applicants must provide a minimum 20 percent local match, with the federal share not exceeding 80 percent of total project costs, and must comply with federal requirements including NEPA compliance, domestic preference under the Build America, Buy America Act, labor and workforce standards, and critical infrastructure security measures. Applications must be submitted via Valid Eval by 5:00 PM EDT on May 26, 2026, with pre-application eligibility reviews due by April 24, 2026, and the Secretary will announce awards no later than 270 days after the NOFO issuance.
The total funding available for FY 2026 is up to $993,488,194, divided between Implementation Grants ($687,809,874 available for 40-70 awards ranging from $2.5 million to $25 million) and Planning and Demonstration Grants ($305,678,320 available for 400-700 awards ranging from $100,000 to $5 million). A minimum of 30 percent of total funds must be awarded for planning and demonstration activities, and no more than 15 percent of funds may be awarded to applicants in a single state. Projects typically span two to five years and can be implemented by eligible recipients at the local, regional, or tribal level throughout the United States and its territories.
Synopsis
The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and demonstration activities, as well as projects and strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets for all users.
Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at:
Planning and Demonstration Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2026_planning_demo/signup
Implementation Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2026_implementation/signup
DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH GRANTS.GOV
All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Applications cannot be submitted into Valid Eval after the deadline. Late applications will not be considered unless there is a technical issue directly caused by the online proposal submission system (Valid Eval), and the applicant contacts Valid Eval at support@valideval.com describing the technical issue no later than 1:00 PM ET on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SS4A-FY26-NOFO.pdf |
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