Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program
Program Overview
The Infrastructure 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.
Funding Opportunities
FY26 NOFO is Open - Deadline: May 26, 2026
The fiscal year (FY) 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All program is open.
The deadline for applications is May 26, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). For more information and applicant guidance, review the following:
- FY26 SS4A NOFO
- How to Apply for the SS4A Opportunity
- Webinars
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Resources
- SS4A Grants.gov Posting
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Eligibility
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.
Grant Types
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
- Implementation Grants
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.
FY25 SS4A Awards
$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.