Today is the first of two announcements for this round of the Safe Streets and Roads for All competitive grant program, and includes planning and demonstration grants. The second announcement is due later this year and will include funding to implement safety improvements. In total, the SS4A grants are expected to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in funding investments in safety, provided directly to local communities, DOT said.

A few of the communities and projects funded by the awards announced today:

• The Navajo Nation Division of Transportation received $1.44 million in Federal funds to develop a new comprehensive safety action plan.
• The City of Deerfield Beach, Florida received $192,000 in Federal funds to test out a temporary build project along Southwest 3rd Avenue in support of its Vision Zero Action Plan to inform how to increase safety, accessibility and mobility along the corridor.
• The County of Kauai, Hawaii, received $200,000 in Federal funding to develop a new comprehensive safety action plan.
• The Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System in Maine received $400,000 in Federal funding to develop an action plan, and pilot temporary demonstration activities such as separated bicycle lanes, flashing beacons at a few key intersections, and modifications to lane delineations to inform action plan projects and strategies

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law more than doubled funding for surface transportation programs that improve roadway safety. This announcement joins a collection of roadway safety investments, including the $9 billion in funding that states have received through the Highway Safety Improvement Program and the $570 million in funding that will improve safety at more than 400 rail crossings across the country.