Resources

Note: Resources and guidance on this page were developed for the FY23 SS4A NOFO and may change for future NOFOs. Please check back to this website for updates once the FY24 NOFO is posted.

The following resources are intended to help interested stakeholders prepare to apply for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant and conduct project planning and activities if awarded SS4A funding.

SS4A Application Aids

• Action Plan Components (from NOFO Table 1)
• Self-Certification Eligibility Worksheet  (mandatory)
• SS4A Application Checklists: Planning and Demonstration Grant and Implementation Grant
• SS4A Implementation Grant Project Area Crash Data Fact Sheet and Form Template (mandatory)
• SS4A Supplemental Estimated Budget (optional)
• Multijurisdictional and Potentially Duplicative Applications
• SS4A Match and Cost Share Examples
• Calculating Average Annual Fatality Rate
• Calculating Percentage of Population in Underserved Communities (Updated June 21 2023)
• Standard Forms (SF) Fact Sheet
• SS4A Costs and Contracting FAQs
• Crosswalk: SS4A Action Plan Components and Safety Plan Templates
• SS4A: What's New in 2023?

Safe System Approach

• National Roadway Safety Strategy (USDOT)
• Office of Safety (FHWA)
• Zero Deaths – Saving Lives through a Safety Culture and a Safe System (FHWA)
• Vision Zero Community of Practice (FHWA)
• Complete Streets (FHWA)
• A Safe System-Based Framework and Analytical Methodology for Assessing Intersections (FHWA)
• Primer on Safe System Approach for Pedestrians and Bicyclists (FHWA)
• Recommendations of the Safe System Consortium (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health)
• Road to Zero: Safe System Strategic Plan (FHWA)

Equity

Understanding the Issue

• National Roadway Safety Strategy, Pages 1-2 and 7-9 (USDOT)
• U.S. Department of Transportation Equity Action Plan (USDOT)
• Equity in Roadway Safety (FHWA)
• Noteworthy Practices on Equity in Safety (Search "Equity in Safety") (FHWA)
• Transportation Equity Overview (FHWA)
• Prioritizing Health Equity in Vision Zero Planning (Vision Zero Network)

Implementation Strategies

• Integrating the Safe System Approach with the Highway Safety Improvement Program (FHWA)
• Accessible Shared Streets: Notable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities (FHWA)
• Pursuing Equity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning (FHWA)
• Framework for Better Integrating Health into Transportation Corridor Planning (FHWA)
• Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks (FHWA)
• CDC Transportation Recommendations (CDC)
• Vision Zero Equity Strategies for Practitioners (Vision Zero Network)

Data Sources for Identifying Problems

• SS4A Underserved Communities Census Tracts (Historically Disadvantaged Communities) (USDOT)
• EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool (EPA)
• FHWA - HEPGIS Maps: Socioeconomics and Equity Analysis  (FHWA)
• Social Vulnerability Index (CDC)

Comprehensive Safety Action Planning

Identifying Stakeholders and Building a Task Force

• Collaborating Across Departments to Achieve Vision Zero (Vision Zero Network)

Identifying Problems and Setting Goals

• Explore Census Data (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) (NHTSA)
• Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST) (NHTSA)
• State Traffic Safety Information (STSI) (NHTSA)
• National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NHTSA)
• Statistical Products and Data (USDOT BTS)
• Roadway Safety Data Dashboards (FHWA)
• Highway Safety Information System (FHWA)
• Analysis & Information Online (FMCSA)
• Road Safety Audits (FHWA)
• Road Safety Audit Toolkit for Federal Land Management Agencies and Tribal Governments (FHWA)
• Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program (IHS)

Developing an Action Plan

• Fundamentals of Vision Zero Action Planning (Vision Zero Network)
• Guidelines for an Effective Vision Zero Action Plan (Vision Zero Network)
• Nine Components of a Strong Vision Zero Commitment (Vision Zero Network)
• Transportation Safety Planning and the Zero Deaths Vision: A Guide for Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Local Communities (FHWA)
• Complete Streets Transformations (FHWA)
• Lessons Learned from Development of Vision Zero Action Plans (FHWA)
• Do-It-Yourself Local Road Safety Plan (FHWA)
• Strategic Transportation Safety Plan Toolkit for Tribal Governments (FHWA)
• A Champion’s Guidebook to Saving Lives (FHWA)
• Integrating Planning and NEPA - Planning and Environmental Linkages (FHWA)
• Advice for Integrating Post Crash Care (NEMSAC/NHTSA)

Selecting Countermeasures and Strategies

• Proven Safety Countermeasures (FHWA)
• Intersection Safety (FHWA)
• Roadway Departure Safety (FHWA)
• Countermeasures That Work (NHTSA)
• Highway-Rail Grade Crossing and Trespassing Research (FRA)
• Our Roads, Our Safety (FMCSA)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Program (FHWA)
• Achieving Multimodal Networks: Applying Design Flexibility and Reducing Conflicts (FHWA)
• Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity (FHWA)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility (FHWA)
• Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit (FTA)
• Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse (FHWA)
• A Systemic Approach to Safety - Using Risk to Drive Action (FHWA)
• Tribal Road Safety (CDC)
• Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Highway Safety Program (BIA IHSP)

Case Studies, Noteworthy Practices, and Local Examples

• Roadway Safety Noteworthy Practices (FHWA)
• Case Studies on Implementing the Safe System Approach in the U.S. (ITE)

Evaluating Demonstration Activities

• Evaluation Toolkit for Quick-Build Pilots and Demonstration Activities (Barr Foundation)

Grant Assistance

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Technical Assistance and Local Support (FHWA)
• Grants 101 (Grants.gov)
• Register for a System for Award Management (SAM) Number (SAM.gov)
• Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200)
• Applicant Toolkit for Competitive Funding Programs at USDOT (USDOT)

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