The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Arkansas Department of Transportation a $3.18 million Project Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) for the period of August 13, 2021 to June 1, 2025.
The grant funds will support planning activities of Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Arkansas, as well as program support from ARDOT. Specifically, subawards totaling $2.54 million will be provided to eight MPOs to complete approved Unified Planning Work Programs focusing on comprehensive, cooperative, and continuing multimodal transportation planning for their communities. An additional $130,949 will allow ARDOT to provide technical assistance to the MPOs. The funding will aid development of transportation improvement programs and long-range plans to help inform investment decisions. Local matching funds of $327,738 in state monies and $603,515 in dues from jurisdictions will also support the grant activities.
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