Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The United States Department of Transportation ("USDOT") issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity ("NOFO") for approximately $1 billion in discretionary grant funding for FY 2023 through the Safe Streets for All ("SS4A") grant program. This is the second round of funding for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity ("RAISE") program. The final NOFO was released on March 30, 2023 and remains open through July 10, 2023.
The purpose of SS4A grants is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through safety action plan development and implementation focused on all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, motorists, personal conveyance and micro-mobility users, and commercial vehicle operators. The program provides funding to develop the tools to help strengthen a community’s approach to roadway safety and save lives and is designed to meet the needs of diverse local, Tribal, and regional communities that differ dramatically in size, location, and experience administering Federal funding. There are two types of funding: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants. Applicants are permitted to request both types of funding in a single application
The City meets the eligibility criteria to submit a SS4A implementation grant application because the City’s Vision Zero Action Plan is a comprehensive safety action plan. It is also eligible to request additional Planning and Demonstration funding to support activities that will inform and support planned action items in its Vision Zero Action Plan. The Department of Public Service is currently working with community members and other stakeholders to develop a Bronzeville/Mt. Vernon Avenue Mobility and Safety Action Plan. The Department is requesting SS4A funding for permanent infrastructure improvements, as well as for demonstration projects to test the fea...
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