Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces (SSSG) Grants

The Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces Grant (SSSG) Program is administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in partnership with the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME). The program's goal is to fund quick-build, easily implementable projects that reconceive public streets not merely as thoroughfares for motor vehicles, but as accessible, multi-use civic spaces that make communities more walkable, bikeable, and transit- and micromobility-friendly in support of public health, safe mobility, and strengthened commerce.

Eligibility is strictly limited to incorporated cities and public transit agencies or authorities operating under Section 10c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660c. Each eligible entity may submit only one application for a maximum award of $200,000. An incorporated city must include an approved governing body resolution (or draft resolution if the final resolution cannot be secured prior to submission), while transit agencies must submit an official letter of support. Applicants are required to conduct stakeholder and public engagement prior to submission and demonstrate secure property control or obtain required encroachment and right-of-way permissions, including coordination with local MDOT Transportation Service Centers (TSCs) for work in state rights-of-way.

Eligible projects focus on quick-build permanent public infrastructure across four main types: transit-supportive infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, micromobility equipment, and public plazas or pedestrian spaces. Projects must be universally accessible and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Ineligible expenses include pre-award design and engineering costs, routine maintenance or pavement replacement that does not reconfigure use, property acquisition, non-permanent pilot installations, operational/salary costs, work on private land, and projects requiring complex environmental permitting or regulatory clearance. All funded projects must be completed and operational by September 30, 2027.

Applications were submitted online through the state's grant portal (WizeHive). Applicants were evaluated on how effectively their proposals met five core program goals: Innovative, Coordinated, Equitable and Accessible, Ease of Implementation, and Easily Understood. Proposals required detailed project narratives, itemized budgets following Michigan Engineers Resource Library standards, maps, scaled drawings, and measurable outcome metrics. As of January 2025, MDOT has closed the application intake for the SSSG program after exhausting available appropriations.