Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
Department of Transportation
Achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all local public roads.
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Helps local governments in California pay for projects that improve road safety. Aims to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries on public roads.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding for infrastructure projects to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, focusing on nationally recognized crash reduction factors. Total estimated available funding is $370,000,000.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: transportation infrastructure, public works, civil engineering
Region: California
Other Criteria: Public Agency, Tribal Government, Any California local agency that owns, operates, and maintains the public roadways, Projects must be identified on the basis of crash experience, crash potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means, Letter of Intent Required
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Read the full grant guidelines
- Prepare the application
- Submit the application by the deadline
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.ca.gov/grants/local-highway-safety-improvement-program-hsip-3/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- 11/2/26 23:59Application deadline7/1/2027Expected award announcement
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of Commitment describing roles and responsibilities are required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Infrastructure projects with nationally recognized crash reduction factors (CRFs)
- Costs related to traffic safety improvements
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs not related to traffic safety improvements
- Administrative costs not specified
- 📏Expense Caps
- 10% matching required from applicant
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 10%
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- State funds may be available from time to time for HSIP projects by funding exchange.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- The agency uses their own funding to implement the project and invoice Caltrans for reimbursements.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- quarterly
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
Visit the program page for detailed eligibility requirements.
This program offers funding up to $10,000,000 (minimum $100,000).
The application deadline is November 2, 2026.
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