Funding

AVAILABLE FUNDING

In 2005, Congress created the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to help state and local governments finance a wide variety of roadway safety projects.

States receive a share of other federal highway funds such as Surface Transportation Program funds and High Risk Rural Road funds that can be used for roadway safety projects.

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) was created by a special provision of SAFETEA-LU to promote safe walking and bicycling to school for school children. This provision provides funding to states for public awareness and educational campaigns as well as project planning and construction activities that will improve the ability of children to walk to school. Each state has at least $1 million; some have much more.