27 CAR § 71-102. Purpose

(a) This part describes the State Highway Commission and the Arkansas Department of Transportation procedures for awarding grants from the Future Transportation Research and Workforce Development Fund for the Transportation-Related Research and Workforce Development Grant Program. (b) The purpose of the Transportation-Related Research and Workforce Development Grant Program is to support: (1) The study of materials and sources in order 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 (2) Industry training, apprenticeship, and educational programs to foster skills required for transportation-related personnel development.