Opportunity Information: Apply for 2026TTPSF
The 2026 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (2026TTPSF) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), designed to help Federally recognized Tribal governments improve safety on public roads. The program is rooted in the safety purposes described in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4), focusing on practical, on-the-ground strategies and projects that either fix or reduce hazards at specific road locations or features, or address broader highway safety problems that affect Tribal communities. In other words, the funding is aimed at reducing crashes and serious injuries by supporting projects that are clearly tied to documented safety needs.
A central theme of TTPSF is transportation safety planning that is strategic and data-driven. FHWA places strong emphasis on Tribes developing or strengthening transportation safety plans using data to identify where risks are highest, what types of crashes are occurring, and which countermeasures are most likely to work. The expectation is that safety investments are guided by evidence (such as crash data, roadway characteristics, traffic volumes, and observed risk factors), rather than being selected solely based on anecdotal concerns. The program is intended to help Tribes both define their transportation safety priorities and then implement solutions that align with those priorities.
FHWA identifies four main eligibility categories for funding under this opportunity. First, transportation safety plans are eligible, which includes work to develop, update, or implement a plan that sets safety goals, priorities, and strategies. Second, data assessment, improvement, and analysis activities are eligible, supporting efforts to collect better safety data, improve data quality, and analyze information so Tribes can pinpoint patterns and prioritize interventions. Third, systemic roadway departure countermeasures and infrastructure improvements are eligible, reflecting a focus on preventing and mitigating roadway departure crashes (for example, vehicles leaving the roadway) through systemic approaches and targeted infrastructure changes. Fourth, the program allows other eligible activities as listed in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4), which provides flexibility for additional safety strategies and projects as long as they are consistent with a transportation safety plan and address hazardous locations/features or highway safety problems.
Key administrative details include that this is a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) in the transportation category (Funding Activity Category: Transportation) under CFDA/Assistance Listing 20.205. Eligible applicants are Native American Tribal governments that are Federally recognized. The opportunity was created on 2025-11-07, and the application closing date is 2026-01-15. FHWA anticipates making about 110 awards, and the listed award ceiling is $25,118,400. Overall, TTPSF is structured to help Tribes build strong safety programs grounded in reliable data and planning, and then translate those plans into real-world roadway and safety improvements that reduce risk for people traveling on Tribal and surrounding public road networks.Apply for 2026TTPSF
- The DOT Federal Highway Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2026 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.205.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-11-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-01-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,118,400.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 110 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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