Arkansas Transportation Alternatives Program Profile
Arkansas River Trail | Photo by TrailLink user curtandjanet
State DOT Program Staff
State DOT TA Coordinator
Minghua Q. Miller
Arkansas Department of Transportation
Grant Procurement Section
Local Programs Division
1801 Phyllis St. Suite 200
Bentonville, AR 72712
Tel: 479-360-7161
Email: LocalPrograms@ardot.gov
FHWA Division TA Coordinator
Kim Meaders
FHWA – AR Division
700 West Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: 501-324-6523
Email: kim.meaders@dot.gov
State DOT Website: https://www.ardot.gov/
TA Program Structure, Policies, and Procedures
- Application timeline: Applications usually open in February and close in April. Please see website for more information.
- TA program structure: Arkansas DOT (ARDOT) manages the Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails programs.
- Application tips: All phases will be eligible for funding, on-call consultants are made available, there is a 1% administration fee for all projects and in-kind matching eligibility is for RTP eligible projects.
- Who is eligible to apply: Local government, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, natural resource or public land agencies, school districts, tribal governments and small Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
- Application components: Project sponsor, ability to provide match, TA project eligibility, community benefits, project description and implementation plan, cost estimate, project status (permits, environmental clearance, etc), right of way, project maintenance plan, project scalability
- Selection criteria: The project management division reviews all applications for eligibility. Those applications which meet all requirements are forwarded to the Advisory Committee for scoring
- Is there an advisory committee?: Yes
- Advisory committee members: Representatives from the Arkansas Municipal League, the Association of Arkansas Counties, Department of Parks and Tourism, FHWA, Local Federal-aid Program Administration Section, ARDOT Division Head, and a member representing the health & wellness of bicyclists and pedestrians
- Project award minimum: $20,000 for projects containing infrastructure components
- Project award maximum: $500,000
- Match requirement: 20%. In-kind match not permitted
More information on Arkansas Transportation Alternatives can be found here.
