The Caltrans’ Division of Local Assistance is seeking applications for its Local Highway Safety Improvement Program to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal land.
Donor Name: Caltrans’ Division of Local Assistance
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $10 million
Details:
The California Local HSIP Advisory Committee was established in 2015 in support of the local HSIP program. The committee is action oriented and supports the goal of reducing fatalities and serious injuries on all public roadways in California. The committee provides high-level balanced strategic guidance to California’s Local HSIP and other safety programs and efforts regarding safety on California local roadways.
The goals of the committee include but are not limited to:
- Ensure that California’s Local HSIP and other safety programs and efforts are consistent with California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP);
- Provide vision and strategic priorities for improving local safety programs and processes;
- Provide recommendation on California Local HSIP and processes;
- Provide recommendation to streamline decision-making, review and project delivery on safety projects;
- Identify funding opportunities to meet local roadway safety needs; and
- Encourage, improve and support traffic safety efforts at local agencies.
Funding Information
- The maximum HSIP reimbursement amount for a single HSIP project is $10 million.
- The minimum HSIP reimbursement amount for any single HSIP project is $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant for HSIP funds is a Local Public Agency (LPA) that assumes responsibility and accountability for the use and expenditure of federal-aid highway funds. The applicant must be a city, a county, or a tribal government federally recognized within the State of California. Exceptions to this requirement will be reviewed by the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Headquarters – Division of Local Assistance (HQ-DLA) on a case-by-case basis.
For more information, visit Caltrans’ Division of Local Assistance.
