The  US government provides a number of grant programs for pedestrian safety.  

Safe Routes to School program has been used to fund many projects--funding available from state, federal, and private sectors. Community leaders, parents and schools across the U.S. are using Safe Routes to School programs to encourage and enable more children to safely walk and bike to school. The National Center for Safe Routes to School aims to assist these communities in developing successful Safe Routes programs and strategies. More information is available on the Safe Routes to School website. www.saferoutesinfo.org

Click here to read ITE Journal Article concerning a LaneLight installation with Safe Routes to School in Pasadena, CA.

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECGB) program is a new program created in late 2007 and funded for the first time through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The program provides funding for local governments, states, territories and Indian tribes, to support projects that reduce energy use, decrease fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency in all sectors, including transportation. Because the funding comes through ARRA, additional goals have been added focused on job creation and economic stimulus.

Two of the goals of EECBG funding are right in line with bicycle, pedestrian, and Safe Routes to school programs projects and could be beneficial to communities who want to develop bicycling and pedestrian networks and improve access to work, school, and retail:
      • Prioritize energy efficiency and conservation first as the cheapest, cleanest, and fastest ways to meet energy demand.
      • To maximize benefits over the longest possible terms, entities should look for ways to link their energy efficiency efforts to long-term priorities (especially community economic development, community stabilization and poverty reduction efforts).