2026 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund Awards
On October 6, 2026, the USDOT announced nearly $22M in grant awards to fund 70 projects for 58 tribes in 19 states that are expected to reduce the risk of roadway fatalities and serious injuries in Native American and Alaska Native areas.
The grants, provided by FHWA's Office of Tribal Transportation (OTT) under its Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF), will fund projects designed to improve safety for Native American and Alaska Native populations, which experience higher rates of fatal injuries associated with transportation than the population as a whole.
For the 2026 Fiscal Year, TTPSF requests totaled $122.3M in 187 applications from 110 tribes, more than five times the amount of available funding. TTPSF grant awards will fund 33 safety plan projects, including four tribes developing their first transportation safety plans. To date, over 85% of all tribes have received funding to develop a transportation safety plan.
Other Grant Awards Include:
- 15 infrastructure improvement projects
- 13 data assessment and analysis activities-related projects
- 9 projects to reduce roadway departure crashes
Learn more about the TTPSF or view the full list of awardees
About TTP
The Tribal Transportation Program is a federal initiative managed by FHWA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that provides funding to federally recognized tribes for the planning, construction, and maintenance of public roads and bridges.
TTP helps provide safe and adequate transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Indian lands, and Alaska Native Village communities.
