Investing in Safe Streets and Roads for All
April 29, 2025

Explore key resources to strengthen your Safe Streets for All grant application, including a 2025 program overview with funding eligibility, federal policy alignment tips, and important updates for applicants. Access detailed materials developed for training prospective applicants on submitting a high-caliber proposal, a U.S. Department of Transportation webinar series covering the types of grants offered, and a case story showcasing Tampa’s successful traffic safety initiatives. Use these tools to drive meaningful roadway safety improvements for your residents.

Technical Assistance

  • Request 1:1 Grant Application Support: Complete this survey to access expert technical assistance on topics such as addressing evaluation review criteria; responding to additional considerations in the application, including benefits to communities and families; developing cost-effective procurement strategies like joint procurement, standardized models, and advanced payments; and meeting the Build America, Buy America domestic preference requirements.

Resources

  • Safe Streets 101 Webinar Recording and Summary: Learn more about how cities and towns can apply for funding from this competitive grant program to invest in planning, demonstration, or implementation projects that improve roadway safety and reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries—making streets safer for residents.  
  • Safe Streets Deep Dive Recording and Summary: Access essential steps for success and shared insights into aligning local projects with federal priorities, crafting a strong project narrative, identifying and leveraging relevant data to demonstrate project impact, and preparing a thorough and strategic budget. 
  • Safe Streets and Roads for All: What’s New in the 2025 Grant Program: This overview details eligible uses for 2025 grant funding, recommendations for aligning municipal applications with federal administration policy priorities and key program updates that successful applicants will reflect in their applications.
  • 2025 Safe Streets for All Bootcamp Resources: This detailed slide deck provides municipal leaders with in-depth information and tools to support leaders in developing a strong grant application tailored to your jurisdiction. Provided is a grant program overview, instructions for application submission, budget guidance and tools to strengthen core components of your grant application.
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets for All Grant Program Webinar Series: The U.S. Department of Transportation hosted a series of webinars on the Safe Streets for All grant program. The series focuses on implementation grants, action plans, and supplemental planning and demonstration activities. Watch these webinars to learn more about the grant program and what type of funding your municipality should apply for.
  • Quick Builds, Lasting Change: Tampa’s Bold Approach to Traffic Safety: Learn more about how The City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, and their MPO have secured over $50 million in Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grants to implement innovative traffic safety improvements through the Quick Build Program, enabling rapid deployment of low-cost safety measures. In partnership with state and local agencies, Tampa is leading its largest-ever roadway safety investment, already seeing a decline in pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities less than three years into the program.

Other Resources

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