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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Tribal Transportation Safety Strategy Pilot Program

Funds a university-led team to build and pilot a next-generation Tribal transportation safety strategy.

American Indian and Alaska Native communities experience traffic fatality rates more than twice the national average. This notice funds building a strategy to change that, not just studying why it's true.

The core deliverable is a next-generation Tribal Transportation Strategic Safety Plan: a toolbox of training, analysis tools built specifically for making decisions when historical crash data is…

A three-year cooperative agreement developing a next-generation Tribal Transportation Strategic Safety Plan, training and decision-making tools for use when historical crash data is sparse, and risk-based safety planning guidance, culminating in a pilot with at least one federally recognised Tribal community and a temporary, low-cost safety infrastructure demonstration.

CycleiHow often this grant runs β€” e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.28 Aug 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.β€”
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.β€”
Award typeiThe form of funding β€” grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.β€”
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$2M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: TRIBALSAFETY-OSTR24Source: www.grants.gov