# USDOT Awards Road and Rail Safety Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $1,012,969,919 in Safe Streets and Roads for All grants on October 29, 2026, funding 297 roadway-safety projects across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Tribal lands. The awards include $335 million for post-crash care and pre-hospital blood transfusion capabilities. On November 2, USDOT also announced more than $22 million for Mississippi projects: $7,789,608 through the Rail Crossing Elimination Program and $14,339,757 through SS4A. These are grant awards, not open solicitations; their procurement significance lies in potential follow-on work commissioned by grant recipients and project partners.

- Contractors can review USDOT’s selected-project information and recipient announcements to identify prospective design, engineering, construction, safety-equipment, and emergency-response work.
- Mississippi’s rail-crossing and roadway-safety awards create potential project-level opportunities through the local governments and institutions receiving the funds.
- The national SS4A allocation, including post-crash care investments, indicates demand across roadway infrastructure and emergency-response capabilities; businesses should align outreach and capabilities with specific funded projects rather than treat the awards as direct contract solicitations.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Emergency Response, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- City of Hattiesburg
- Mississippi State University (MSU)

### Key Quotes
> Eliminating rail grade crossings will allow Mississippians to commute to and from work with fewer disruptions and dangers. Each of these grants will empower local communities to improve traffic patterns without having to bear the full cost of these projects.
> — Roger Wicker, U.S. Senator

### Sources
- [Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Invests $1.01 Billion to Build Safer Transportation Infrastructure for American Families in All 50 States | US Department of Transportation](https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-invests-101-billion-build-safer) - DOT
- [Mississippi gets $22M for infrastructure upgrades - AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/mississippi-gets-22m-infrastructure-upgrades-172408000.html) - AOL.com