Transportation-related research grant applications now available

ALL COUNTIES | May 3, 2024

The next application cycle for the Transportation-Related Research & Workforce Development Grant Program is now open.

Act 884 of 2021 authorized the Transportation-Related Research & Workforce Development Grant Program (TRRWDGP). The purpose of each grant is to accomplish one or both of the following:

  • Support the study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions to provide resilient and sustainable logistics, processes, materials, and methods to ensure cost-effectiveness and the furtherance of education and economic development concerning all forms of transportation; and
  • Support industry training, apprenticeships, and educational programs to foster skills required for transportation-related personnel development. 

The TRRWDGP is funded up to $500,000 by interest income received under AR Code § 27-70-204 (2017) each year from the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund.

Project applications can be obtained:

Online: www.ardot.gov/trrwdgp/
or
by email: Research@ardot.gov

For more information, please visit or call 501-569-4922.

Applications must be received at the physical address shown above or by email at Research@ardot.gov by July 8, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. to be considered for funding.

Contact: Ellen Coulter

NR 24-135

May 3, 2024