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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

Dedicated Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Funding Support for Local System Safety Projects

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Problem

Some local agencies believe that local road safety projects cannot compete for funds with state road safety projects on an even playing field.

Noteworthy Solution

Minnesota and North Dakota committed to support local system safety projects by dedicating federal safety funding from their states€™ Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). Each state dedicates a portion of its HSIP funding for local system projects to address severe crashes (involving fatalities plus incapacitating injuries) that occur on local systems. The funding designated for local systems is set aside so that local agencies are only competing with each other, and not competing with the state system for the same allotment of funding.

This practice is from the FHWA publication "Noteworthy Practices Manual - For Local Agencies Implementing Federal-Aid Highway Safety Improvement Program Projects." Download a PDF of the entire manual or view the HTML version.

Read the full noteworthy practice:
CASE STUDY 15 – Dedicated HSIP Funding Support for Local System Safety Projects