Pedestrian Safety Guide for Communities

Funding Opportunity Number: DTNH22-08-R-00177 Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 22, 2008 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000 Award Ceiling: $100,000 Specific Requirements: In fiscal year 2007, The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) input, developed The Pedestrian Safety Guide for Communities (PSGC), designed to be used by anyone who is looking for ways to improve the walkability of their neighborhood, whether they are just beginning to learn about walking safety or are already part of an established community safety group. The guide addresses all three E’s (education, enforcement and engineering) in its suggestions for problem identification, treatments and solutions. The purpose of the resultant Cooperative Agreement is to partner with a National Organization/Agency to award and manage up to 12 mini-grants to pilot test the PSGC. Selected communities will assess its usefulness and completeness of the content, and identify necessary improvements or modifications to the content.