Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity | DOT SS4A FY23 01

Opportunity Information: Apply for DOT SS4A FY23 01

The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Funding Opportunity is a competitive grant program run by the U.S. Department of Transportation (Office of the Under Secretary for Policy) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The main goal is to reduce and ultimately prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries by funding plans, pilot efforts, and on-the-ground strategies that improve safety for everyone who uses streets and roads. That includes pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders, micromobility and personal conveyance users, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators, with an emphasis on a comprehensive, “all users” approach rather than focusing on a single mode.

For FY 2023, the program anticipates making a large number of awards (about 400), indicating that DOT is aiming to support many communities and project concepts across the country. Grants are available for two broad types of work: (1) Planning and Demonstration activities, which typically help communities build or strengthen a safety action plan and test safety concepts through pilots or demonstrations, and (2) Implementation projects, which focus on deploying projects and strategies intended to directly reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes. While the notice highlights both tracks, the common thread is funding practical, data-informed safety work that can meaningfully reduce severe outcomes on the transportation network.

Eligible applicants include local and regional public entities such as county governments and city or township governments, as well as federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The notice also lists “Others” as potentially eligible, with the expectation that applicants consult the opportunity’s eligibility clarification language for details on any additional entities that may apply under specific conditions. The program is structured as a discretionary grant (not a formula allocation), meaning proposals are evaluated competitively and awards are based on the strength of the application relative to others.

Key administrative details are important for this opportunity. Applications for SS4A FY23 must be submitted through the Valid Eval portal, not through Grants.gov. The submission links differ depending on the grant type: Implementation Grant applicants use https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdotss4a2023implementation/signup, and Planning and Demonstration applicants use https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdotss4a2023planningdemo/signup. The application deadline is firm: submissions must be received by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, July 10, 2023, and late applications are not accepted. The opportunity was posted March 30, 2023, and is associated with CFDA number 20.939. The listed award ceiling is $25,000,000, which sets an upper bound on the size of an individual award under this notice.

• The Department of Transportation, 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy in the infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.939.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 30, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 10, 2023 Applications must be submitted by 500 PM Eastern Time on Monday, July 10, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 400 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

Apply for DOT SS4A FY23 01

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