ClosedOpportunity DOT-SS4A-FY26-01

Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity

69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy · Department of Transportation

At a glance

Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity is a closed federal grant opportunity from the 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy (Department of Transportation). The application deadline was May 26, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $100K – $25M, with about 500 awards expected and $993M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public colleges & universities and 2 more. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 20.939 (Safe Streets and Roads for All).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Mar 27, 2026Posted
May 26, 2026Application deadline

Posted: Mar 27, 2026
Close date: May 26, 2026
Award floor: $100,000
Award ceiling: $25,000,000
Est. total funding: $993,488,194
Expected awards: 500
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants include a metropolitan planning organization (MPO); a political subdivision of a State or territory; and a multijurisdictional group of entities described in any of the aforementioned three types of entities.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and demonstration activities, as well as projects and strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets for all users.

Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at:

Planning and Demonstration Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2026_planning_demo/signup

Implementation Grants: https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2026_implementation/signup

DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH GRANTS.GOV

All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Applications cannot be submitted into Valid Eval after the deadline. Late applications will not be considered unless there is a technical issue directly caused by the online proposal submission system (Valid Eval), and the applicant contacts Valid Eval at support@valideval.com describing the technical issue no later than 1:00 PM ET on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

FY 2026 SS4A NOFOFull Announcement · SS4A-FY26-NOFO.pdfPDF · 718 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

20.939Safe Streets and Roads for AllProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 20.939

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$1.24B

FY25

$980M

FY26

$980M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 20.939. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 20.939

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 1,773 grant awards had funding actions under Safe Streets and Roads for All, with 38 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$71M
ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION$27.6M
BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD COMMISIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF KALAMAZOO$25M
CITY OF LONG BEACH$25M
VINELAND, CITY OF$22M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Andrew Emanuele Grantor
ss4a@dot.gov
6128609513

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $100k – $25m, total estimated program funding is $993,488,194 and the agency expects to make about 500 awards.

How do I apply for “Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity DOT-SS4A-FY26-01), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 20.765