The Safe Routes to Schools Program is a Federal-Aid program of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Program was created by Section 1404 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users Act (SAFETEA-LU). The SRTS Program is funded at $612 million over five Federal fiscal years (FY 2005-2009) and is to be administered by State Departments of Transportation (DOT’s). Each state administers its own program and develops its own procedures to solicit and select projects for funding. The program establishes two distinct types of funding opportunities: infrastructure and non-infrastructure related activities (such as education, enforcement and encouragement programs). More details on eligible projects, as well as programming are available on the FHWA’s Web site.

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferoutes/legislation.htm