Resources

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 May 2023)
• Standard Forms (SF) Fact Sheet
• SS4A Costs and Contracting FAQs
• 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)

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

• 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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