Transportation-Related Research & Workforce Development Grant Program Applications Now Available

ALL COUNTIES | May 5, 2025

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

The funds available through this program can only be used for the types of projects noted below. This funding cannot be used for improvements to highways. 

Act 705 of 2017 and Act 884 of 2021 authorized the TRRWDGP. The purpose of this program is to accomplish one or both of the following:

  • Support the study of materials and sources to provide resilient and sustainable logistics, processes, materials, and methods to ensure cost-effectiveness and the furtherance of education and economic development in transportation; and
  • Support industry training, apprenticeships, and educational programs 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: [email protected]

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

Applications must be received at the physical address shown in the link above or by email at [email protected] by July 2, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. to be considered for funding.

Media Contact: Dave Parker
[email protected]
501.569.2459

NR 25-067

May 5, 2025