Welcome to the Safe Streets and Roads for All Clearinghouse

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.
Are you looking for resources on grants administration, roadway safety, or Action Plan development? The SS4A Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is here to answer your questions, provide one-on-one technical assistance, and connect you with the assistance you need.
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Need Support? Start with Frequently Asked Questions

The SS4A TAC is a national technical assistance center that provides free, practical support to SS4A grant recipients. We help grant recipients solve real roadway safety and administrative challenges through tools, templates, peer examples, and direct assistance.

Start with the Grant Recipient Roadmap, which organizes resources and trainings to help at every stage of your grant. If you are developing an Action Plan, visit the Action Plan Hub of the Clearinghouse for guidance and peer examples you can apply to your SS4A project work.

Sign up for one-on-one coaching that delivers personalized recommendations from a transportation safety specialist for your SS4A Grant’s unique needs.

Let the SS4A TAC know! Email SS4A.FHWA@dot.gov, and the SS4A TAC will connect you to resources and your SS4A POC. Then, review the Grant Recipient Roadmap for training and information about expectations and key resources for each step!

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Grant Recipient Roadmap

Grant Recipient Roadmap

The SS4A Grant Recipient Roadmap includes four steps:
  1. Onboarding
  2. Grant Agreement Execution
  3. Performing the Project Work, Getting Reimbursed, and Reporting
  4. Project Closeout
Click each of these steps and explore their activities, timing, and outcomes.
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Onboarding

Grant recipients will attend welcome activities hosted by FHWA to learn about the SS4A program and understand program requirements. This will ensure that grant recipients are equipped to navigate the program successfully.
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Grant Agreement Execution

The grant agreement is a legal document signed by the grant recipient and FHWA that authorizes grant recipients to start working on their project. During this step of the process, grant recipients will draft and execute their grant agreements.
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Performing the Project Work, Getting Reimbursed, and Reporting

Grant recipients will perform their project work as outlined in the agreement and complete grant administration requirements such as submitting required progress and financial reports and request reimbursements for eligible costs on a regular basis.
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Project Closeout

Once project activities are completed, recipients will submit all final reports, reimbursement requests, and initiate a closeout grant agreement amendment. Grant recipients will receive notification when their project is officially closed out.
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Grant Recipient Roadmap

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The SS4A Grant Recipient Roadmap includes four steps and helps grant recipients successfully navigate the program:

  1. Onboarding
  2. Grant Agreement Execution
  3. Performing the Project Work, Getting Reimbursed, and Reporting
  4. Project Closeout

Click each step to learn about its timing, activities, and outcomes.

Yellow pedestrian crossing sign against a cloudy blue sky. Image Credit: AdobeStock_287869399
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Grant recipients will attend welcome activities hosted by FHWA to learn about the SS4A program and understand program requirements. This will ensure that grant recipients are equipped to navigate the program successfully.

hand signing a document with a pen. Image Credit: AdobeStock_341214580
Image Credit: AdobeStock_341214580

The grant agreement is a legal document signed by the grant recipient and FHWA that authorizes grant recipients to start working on their project. During this step of the process, grant recipients will draft and execute their grant agreements.

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Image Credit: AdobeStock_79158255

Grant recipients will perform their project work as outlined in the agreement and complete grant administration requirements such as submitting required progress and financial reports and request reimbursements for eligible costs on a regular basis.

Road shared by pedestrians, cyclists, and a car with a city skyline in the background. Image Credit: FHWA
Image Credit: FHWA

Once project activities are completed, recipients will submit all final reports, reimbursement requests, and initiate a closeout grant agreement amendment. Grant recipients will receive notification when their project is officially closed out.

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The SS4A Resource Library is a compilation of materials that provide guidance, references, and research at every step of the Grant Recipient Roadmap.
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Events

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April 2026 SS4A Community of Practice Meeting: Innovative Technologies and Data-Driven Approaches for Safer Roadways Peer-to-Peer Panel Discussion
The SS4A Technical Assistance Center is excited to invite you to the next session in our “Addressing Roadway Safety” series. The session will focus on data-driven approaches and innovative technologies that can help improve roadway safety.
By considering different data approaches and examining how emerging technologies can support roadway safety goals, SS4A grant recipients can tailor strategies to their community and identify solutions that may not be evident through more traditional approaches to safety planning.
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