All Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grants require a comprehensive safety action plan. This checklist ensures that your current plan meets funding prerequisites.

As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the federal government will be awarding $5 billion to enhance traffic safety in communities across the nation. This safety initiative is called Safe Streets for All (SS4A).

There are two grants available under this initiative — Action Plan Grants and Implementation Grants — whose differences we covered in another article on SS4A.

In order to receive funding, be it for an Action Plan Grant or an Implementation Grant, organizations must have an existing Action Plan — or a composite of SS4A's initiatives throughout multiple plans.

USDOT created a worksheet to ensure that all prerequisites have been met. The checklist is a bit verbose, so we streamlined it for you to make things a little easier.

We recommend printing this checklist to help in your evaluation. And if you have any questions regarding SS4A funding, our team is here to help.

Action Plan Checklist

Question 1

Are BOTH of the following true

• Did a high-ranking official and/or governing body in the jurisdiction publicly commit to an eventual goal of zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries?

• Did the commitment include either setting a target date to reach zero, OR setting one or more targets to achieve significant declines in roadway fatalities and serious injuries by a specific date?

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

Question 2

To develop the Action Plan ...

Was a committee (task force, implementation group, etc.) established and charged with the plan’s:

• Development
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• Implementation
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• Monitoring
  

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

*Question 3 (REQUIRED)‍

Does the Action Plan include all of the following?

• Analysis of existing conditions and historical trends to baseline the level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries across a jurisdiction, locality, Tribe, or region

• Analysis of the location(s) where there are crashes, the severity, as well as contributing factors and crash types

• Analysis of systemic and specific safety needs is also performed, as needed (e.g., high risk road features, specific safety needs of relevant road users

• A geospatial identification (geographic or locational data using maps) of higher risk locations

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

**If NO**

Your current plan is not eligible and must be updated before grant application.

Question 4

Did the Action Plan development include ALL of the following activities?‍

• Engagement with the public and relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and community groups

• Incorporation of information received from the engagement and collaboration into the plan

• Coordination that included inter- and intra-governmental cooperation and collaboration

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

Question 5

‍Did the Action Plan development include ALL of the following?‍

• Considerations of equity using inclusive and representative processes

• The identification of underserved communities through data

• Equity analysis, in collaboration with appropriate partners, focused on initial equity impact assessments of the proposed projects and strategies, and population characteristics

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

Question 6

‍Are BOTH of the following true?‍

• The plan development included an assessment of current policies, plans, guidelines, and/or standards to identify opportunities to improve how processes prioritize safety

• The plan discusses implementation through the adoption of revised or new policies, guidelines, and/or standards

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

*Question 7 (REQUIRED)

‍Does the plan identify ...

• A comprehensive set of projects and strategies to address the safety problems identified in the Action Plan
  
• Time ranges when the strategies and projects will be deployed
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• And explain project prioritization criteria?

Documentation (if applicable)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

**If NO**

Your current plan is not eligible and must be updated before grant application.

Question 8

‍Does the plan include all of the following?‍

• A description of how progress will be measured over time that includes outcome data

• The plan is posted publicly online

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

*Question 9 (REQUIRED)

‍Was the plan ...

• Finalized and/or updated between 2017 and 2022?

Documentation (if YES)

• Existing plan(s) where this can be found
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• Page numbers of the plan(s) where this can be found
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• Verbatim response in the plans

**If NO**

Your current plan is not eligible and must be updated before grant application.

SS4A Action Plan Requirements

Your current Action Plan is eligible if you ...

• Answered YES to ALL of items: 3, 7, and 9
  
  AND‍

• Answered YES to AT LEAST FOUR of items: 1,2,4,5,6,8

Your current Action Plan is NOT eligible if you ...

• Answered NO to ANY of items: 3, 7, and 9
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  AND/OR‍

• DID NOT answer YES to AT LEAST FOUR of items: 1,2,4,5,6,8

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Contact our team here to discuss how we can partner on an SS4A grant, and get you the funds needed to ensure safer roads in your community.