Comparing federal Safe Streets for All Grants in 2024 vs 2025 | League of American Bicyclists

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The fourth year of grant awards for the popular Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program were announced on December 23, 2025. . . .

A clear change in the projects receiving awards is that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)’s Proven Safety Countermeasures were referenced in almost a third of project descriptions in 2025, after being referenced in no more than 3% of winning project descriptions in any prior round. Proven Safety Countermeasures is an initiative within FHWA that promotes 28 countermeasures and strategies with research-backed effectiveness for reducing fatalities and serious injuries.

Awarded project descriptions also show that worst-case scenarios for vulnerable road user safety did not come to pass. Despite the administration’s review of prior grants for bicycle infrastructure, a slightly higher percentage of approved project descriptions included bike or bicycle than in previous grant rounds. Pedestrians and walk-related terms also appeared in a higher percentage of project descriptions. Terms like “Vision Zero” and “Safe System Approach” also saw increased usage consistent with trends that occurred under the previous administration.

However, several terms showed the effect of different priorities by the Trump administration. Terms like “equity” and “road diet” which have been prominently attacked in administration communications did not appear in any funded project descriptions. Terms related to post-crash care saw an increase, with “emergency” found in 10% of project descriptions after not being in more than 2% in any prior round.

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Comparing federal Safe Streets for All Grants in 2024 vs 2025 | League of American Bicyclists