THE PURPOSE OF SS4AGRANTS IS TO IMPROVE ROADWAY SAFETY BY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING OR ELIMINATING ROADWAY FATALITIESAND SERIOUS INJURIES THROUGH SAFETY ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT ANDIMPLEMENTATION FOCUSED ON ALL USERS, INCLUDING PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONUSERS, MOTORISTS, PERSONAL CONVEYANCE AND MICROMOBILITY USERS, AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLEOPERATORS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS TO HELP STRENGTHEN ACOMMUNITYS APPROACH TO ROADWAY SAFETY AND SAVE LIVES AND IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDSOF DIVERSE LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES THAT DIFFER DRAMATICALLY IN SIZE, LOCATION,AND EXPERIENCE ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FUNDING.