HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrant Agreement - Vision Zero Strategy (07-20-24)From:Daniel Hurtado
To:Tristan Morales
Cc:Cristal Ortega; Veronica Chavez
Subject:FW: SS4A FY25 Implementation Funds Awarded: City of Palm Desert, CA
Date:Monday, December 29, 2025 9:08:57 AM
Good morning,
Sharing for your awareness.
Thank you
Daniel Hurtado, CEMS
Public Safety Coordinator
City of Palm Desert
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
dhurtado@palmdesert.gov | 760.776.6414 | www.palmdesert.gov
From: Chris Gerry <cgerry@palmdesert.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 3:16 PM
To: Chris Escobedo <cescobedo@palmdesert.gov>; Richard Cannone <rcannone@palmdesert.gov>
Cc: Randy Chavez <rchavez@palmdesert.gov>; Daniel Hurtado <dhurtado@palmdesert.gov>
Subject: FW: SS4A FY25 Implementation Funds Awarded: City of Palm Desert, CA
Good news! We have been awarded $5.5 million to implement our Vision Zero
Strategy.
Chris Gerry
Senior Project Manager
City of Palm Desert
73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260
cgerry@palmdesert.gov | 760.776.6335 | www.palmdesert.gov
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Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 3:05 PM
To: Melanie Slater <mslater@palmdesert.gov>
Cc: Chris Gerry <cgerry@palmdesert.gov>
Subject: SS4A FY25 Implementation Funds Awarded: City of Palm Desert, CA
To Whom It May Concern from City of Palm Desert, SS4A ID #: SS4A_FY25_I_163 Congratulations! The project, Advancing Palm Desert’s Vision Zero Strategy, submitted in response to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program Notice of Funding Opportu
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To Whom It May Concern from City of Palm Desert, SS4A ID #: SS4A_FY25_I_163
Congratulations! The project, Advancing Palm Desert’s Vision Zero Strategy, submitted in
response to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant programNotice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), was selected for an award of $5,684,392.00 in
Federal funding.
This includes funding for:
Implementation funding: $5,557,752.00Supplemental planning and demonstration activity funding (if applicable):
$126,640.00 for Supplemental Planning and Demonstration.
Key Information and Requirements: This email is not authorization to begin work, and it
does not guarantee Federal funding. The United States Department of Transportation(USDOT) and City of Palm Desert must establish and execute a signed, mutually agreed upon
grant agreement prior to the obligation of award funds. No costs incurred before USDOT signsand executes the grant agreement will be reimbursed or counted toward the 20% cost-share
requirement.
Immediate Next Steps: USDOT made a public announcement related to this award onDecember 23, 2025 and published a short summary of the proposal from your application onthe Safe Streets and Roads for All website. If you would like to modify the information
published on our website, please send an email to SS4A@dot.gov with your request.
What to Expect in the Next Few Weeks: My colleagues at FHWA are responsible for
establishing and executing a SS4A grant agreement with City of Palm Desert. You can expectto hear from a FHWA representative in the near future. In the meantime, if you have questions
about next steps, please send an email to SS4A.FHWA@dot.gov.
Finally, we ask for your patience as we work diligently to execute grant agreements to support
your important safety work. USDOT staff will be working with hundreds of new grantrecipients to expeditiously process new grant agreements, and this will take time.
It’s exciting to see so many communities on the path to improving roadway safety and thewhole SS4A Program team is passionate about helping you succeed. Thank you for your
commitment to roadway safety.
Best,
Loren
Loren A. Smith, Jr.Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation PolicyU.S. Department of Transportation
Summary of Award Information:
Project Name: Advancing Palm Desert’s Vision Zero StrategyApplicant: City of Palm DesertUnique Entity Identifier: XLREHY4MDGW4SS4A ID: SS4A_FY25_I_163Grant Type: Implementation SS4A Grant Funding Amount: $5,684,392.00
Implementation funding: $5,557,752.00Supplemental planning and demonstration activity funding (if applicable):$126,640.00Estimated Total Project Costs: $7,105,490.00 Project Description: This award will be used by the City of Palm Desert to deliver safetyupgrades near four schools on Fred Waring Drive and Town Center Way along the high-injurynetwork. The project includes sidewalk construction, pedestrian lighting, and the inclusion ofhigh-visibility crosswalks, ADA-compliant curb ramps, and a speed feedback sign. Between2013 and 2022, 83% of injury and fatal crashes occurred on 8% of local streets. In total, 66%of Cook Street crashes involved unsafe behaviors. Improvements align with FHWA’s ProvenSafety Countermeasures and the Safe System Approach. This project includes Planning andDemonstration Grant funds to pilot inclusion of a median near two schools and to assess statelegislation-approved speed limit reductions.
Preparing for Establishing a Grant Agreement
The terms of the grant agreement will be in accordance with the FY 2025 SS4A NOFO andapplicable Federal requirements. The list below highlights key information to familiarizeyourself with as the grant agreement development process begins. Note that the informationbelow may not be applicable to all activities included in your award.
2 CFR part 200: All SS4A awards will be administered pursuant to the UniformAdministrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for FederalAwards found in 2 CFR part 200 (NOFO p. 68). We encourage awardees to takeFHWA’s free training on these requirements, “Understanding the Uniform GuidanceRequirements (2 CFR 200),” Course #231034.Allowable Costs: To be considered allowable, costs incurred must be reasonable,necessary, and allocable, as described in 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart E – Cost Principles.
Match and Cost Sharing: Grant recipients are required to contribute no less than a20% non-Federal match. For information related to match and cost-sharing in the SS4A
context, please review https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/match.Use of Other Federal Funds: While SS4A grant recipients may also use other sources
of Federal funding toward a SS4A project, administering a project that includes Federalfunds with other requirements, such as funds under Title 23, United States Code, will
result in increased complexity and such grant agreements will take longer to execute.Consistency with Administration Priorities: The selected grant may need to remove
activities for consistency with Administration priorities. If the grant application includedany of the following activities, they will need to be removed in coordination with
FHWA prior to executing a grant agreement unless exceptions apply:automated traffic enforcement (except in school zones and work zones);
curb extensions (except for bus or transit stops, roundabouts, school zones, on-street parking where the extension would not eliminate dedicated lanes for right
turns, or curb extensions which do not reduce roadway capacity); andequity analysis.Maintenance Activities: Maintenance activities for an existing roadway primarily tomaintain a state of good repair are not eligible activities. Please review Section 4 for
more information about “Eligible Activities and Costs.” (NOFO p. 20)Educational and Outreach Materials: Any educational or outreach materials charged
to the grant must align with the project goals and roadway safety. Costs of promotionalitems and memorabilia, including models, gifts, and souvenirs are unallowable. Costs of
advertising and public relations designed solely to promote the non-Federal entity areunallowable (2 CFR 200.421).
If your award contains funding for supplemental planning and demonstration activities, notethat funds for supplemental planning and demonstration activities must not be shifted to
implementation activities. Supplemental planning and demonstration activities must includethe following deliverables:
Supplemental Planning: A written product that connects to, supports, and enhances anAction Plan (NOFO p. 17); and/orDemonstration Activities: An assessment of the demonstration activities and anupdated Action Plan that incorporates the information gathered from the demonstration
activities into the Action Plan’s list of projects or strategies and/or informs another partof the Action Plan (NOFO p. 18).