The SS4A program provides funding and technical assistance to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries and to strengthen communities’ approach to roadway safety for all users.
Grant Recipient Roadmap
Overview
The SS4A Grant Recipient Roadmap includes four main steps and helps grant recipients successfully navigate the program.
The Action Plan section outlines the components of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and provides key resources to support SS4A grant recipients throughout the planning process.
Yes. An SS4A grant recipient may establish an arrangement with a State DOT or another State or local governmental entity to administer an SS4A grant so long as that arrangement complies with State and local law. Under 2 CFR § 200.331, the recipient must determine whether such arrangement is contractual, such as an interagency agreement, or a subgrant. As provided at 2 CFR § 200.300(b), the recipient is responsible for compliance with all Federal requirements applicable to the award. States will not have direct funding relationships with USDOT.
No. Implementation Grant applications can include a funding request to complete necessary analyses for NEPA and other environmental laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act, NHPA, as part of an Implementation Grant under eligible activity (B) project and strategy-specific planning, design, and development activities. The NEPA and NHPA processes must be complete prior to funds being released for construction.
Being “in progress” means that an SS4A grant recipient's jurisdiction has already started the process of completing the various Action Plan components found in Table 1 of the FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) linked below (e.g., gathering and analyzing safety data, performing public outreach, etc.). Action Plan Grant award recipients who intend to establish grant agreements would have plans that qualify as “being in progress,” as well as communities that are developing Action Plans that meet the SS4A components but are being created without SS4A funding. Given that eligible demonstration activities and supplemental planning efforts must ultimately inform an Action Plan, FHWA will consider funding requests for demonstration or supplemental planning activities only from applicants who already have an existing plan or are working to develop a safety Action Plan.
A local match of no less than 20 percent of the total project cost is required for all SS4A grant funds. Local match may include both cash as well as in-kind contributions. Details on cost-sharing and match can be found in 2 CFR § 200.306. Further guidance, illustrative examples, and guidance about how to calculate match can be found in the SS4A Match and Cost Share Examples Fact Sheet.
Potential applicants can visit the U.S. Department of Transportation website for additional information related to pre-award activities, including information about eligibility.
Potential applicants can visit the U.S. Department of Transportation website for additional information related to pre-award activities, including information about applying for a grant.
