WASHINGTON — Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice announced that four community-based organizations were awarded $9.2 million for the Fiscal Year 2026 Safe Passage, Safe Blocks program. The program places ambassadors along more than 129 pre-determined routes to support students as they travel to and from school.

Safe Passage provides monitoring and impactful engagement services to routes and Metro stops in 12 priority areas: Anacostia, Brookland, Columbia Heights, Congress Heights, Eastern/Stadium Armory, Fort Totten, L’Enfant Plaza, Minnesota Avenue, NoMa, Petworth/Brightwood, Potomac Avenue, and Tenleytown.

“We need our kids coming to school every day ready to learn, and Safe Passage is one of the best tools we have to make that happen; S

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