Grant Program
ARKANSAS PORT, INTERMODAL, AND WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING MAY 1, 2024 AT 8:00 AM FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program benefits the public ports by reinvesting the ad valorem tax paid by industries on the value of the barges utilizing Arkansas’ navigable waterways.
Calendar Year 2024 grant applications may be accessed here at https://formstack.io/0FA14. A downloadable copy of the CY2024 Application Guidance including current Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program Rules can be found below.
Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program Calendar Year 2024 available funding is $3,476,042.88.
ARKANSAS PORT, INTERMODAL, AND WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM INFORMATION
Arkansas public port or intermodal authorities with facilities located along the Arkansas, Mississippi, Ouachita, Red, and White Rivers are currently eligible to apply. A port facility can include an intermodal facility and maritime-related industrial park infrastructure development.
This grant program provides financial assistance to public ports and intermodal authorities to make capital improvements and port development projects, including landside infrastructure, real estate purchase for port expansion, and much-needed dredging projects for ports and waterways. The match requirement of the program is 10% for development projects and 50% for dredging projects.
All proposed development projects must have commercial feasibility and must have a component that will benefit the transportation of waterborne commerce within the State of Arkansas. Projects should positively impact a commercially navigable waterway and provide the port/intermodal authority with the ability to compete more effectively in the marketplace.
For Questions Contact:
Arkansas Waterways Commission: (501) 682-3163 or waterways.arkansas.gov.
TO APPLY: Complete all fields in the application form link. Once completed and submitted, you will receive two (2) follow up emails. One will provide a copy of your completed application form, and another will provide a link to upload all required supporting documents. PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE NOR SUBMITTED UNLESS/UNTIL ALL REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED.
Calendar Year 2024 Deadline for Completed Applications and ALL Required Supporting Documents: Monday, June 17, 2024 11:59 PM CST
