2445877
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
E-RISE RLL: Arkansas Smart Transportation Research Incubator Through Data Engineering and Science
Next generation transportation and logistics systems include those that are autonomous, electrified, interconnected, and shared.
These systems are transforming traditional supply chains.
The Arkansas Smart Transportation Research Incubator Through Data Engineering and Science (AR-STRIDES) project aims to increase statewide research capacity.
AR-STRIDES also aims to advance economic competitiveness in Arkansas through statewide network building, use-inspired research, and synergistic workforce development related to data-driven supply chain technologies and data analytics solutions for next generation transportation and logistics.
Recent growth in data analytics, artificial intelligence, and computing expertise in Arkansas will be leveraged to further develop the next generation transportation and logistics ecosystem across Arkansas.
Project outcomes have potential to provide significant and sustainable traction for the Arkansas innovation economy in accordance with the Arkansas Science & Technology Plan.
Project partners include the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Southern Arkansas University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and North Arkansas College.
AR-STRIDES will address the needs of the transportation and logistics industry in Arkansas by strengthening Arkansas' research competitiveness and capabilities in computing and data analytics.
Employed research methods will include access control models, artificial intelligence, big data technologies, cryptographic techniques, data replication and backup strategies, machine learning, real-time data processing, scalable storage architectures, security audits, and statistical models.
The Arkansas High Performance Computing Center will provide expertise, hardware, storage, support services, and training to enable computationally- and data-intensive research.
The scientific vision has potential to break down silos across Arkansas institutions of higher education and industry by creating meaningful connections between data science and analytics researchers and transportation and logistics stakeholders.
Expected jurisdiction-wide impacts will result in Arkansas being positioned as a national leader in its defined domain: a statewide network delivering modern data-centric solutions to next-generation transportation and logistics challenges.
Use-inspired perspectives and societal impacts will be integrated across research and workforce development activities leading to expanded employer access to skilled and retained talent in Arkansas.
This project is supported by the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE).
E-RISE supports the development of sustainable research infrastructure and capacity in EPSCoR jurisdictions through collaborative, hypothesis-driven, or problem-driven research and workforce development to improve competitiveness in STEM fields.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Subawards are planned for this award.
Next generation transportation and logistics systems include those that are autonomous, electrified, interconnected, and shared.
These systems are transforming traditional supply chains.
The Arkansas Smart Transportation Research Incubator Through Data Engineering and Science (AR-STRIDES) project aims to increase statewide research capacity.
AR-STRIDES also aims to advance economic competitiveness in Arkansas through statewide network building, use-inspired research, and synergistic workforce development related to data-driven supply chain technologies and data analytics solutions for next generation transportation and logistics.
Recent growth in data analytics, artificial intelligence, and computing expertise in Arkansas will be leveraged to further develop the next generation transportation and logistics ecosystem across Arkansas.
Project outcomes have potential to provide significant and sustainable traction for the Arkansas innovation economy in accordance with the Arkansas Science & Technology Plan.
Project partners include the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Southern Arkansas University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and North Arkansas College.
AR-STRIDES will address the needs of the transportation and logistics industry in Arkansas by strengthening Arkansas' research competitiveness and capabilities in computing and data analytics.
Employed research methods will include access control models, artificial intelligence, big data technologies, cryptographic techniques, data replication and backup strategies, machine learning, real-time data processing, scalable storage architectures, security audits, and statistical models.
The Arkansas High Performance Computing Center will provide expertise, hardware, storage, support services, and training to enable computationally- and data-intensive research.
The scientific vision has potential to break down silos across Arkansas institutions of higher education and industry by creating meaningful connections between data science and analytics researchers and transportation and logistics stakeholders.
Expected jurisdiction-wide impacts will result in Arkansas being positioned as a national leader in its defined domain: a statewide network delivering modern data-centric solutions to next-generation transportation and logistics challenges.
Use-inspired perspectives and societal impacts will be integrated across research and workforce development activities leading to expanded employer access to skilled and retained talent in Arkansas.
This project is supported by the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE).
E-RISE supports the development of sustainable research infrastructure and capacity in EPSCoR jurisdictions through collaborative, hypothesis-driven, or problem-driven research and workforce development to improve competitiveness in STEM fields.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Subawards are planned for this award.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE GOAL OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, "EPSCOR RESEARCH INCUBATORS FOR STEM EXCELLENCE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM", IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.NSF.GOV/PUBLICATIONS/PUB_SUMM.JSP?ODS_KEY=NSF23588
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Fayetteville,
Arkansas
72701-1201
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
University Of Arkansas was awarded
AR-STRIDES: Arkansas Smart Transportation Research Incubator
Project Grant 2445877
worth $3,393,737
from the NSF Office of Integrative Activities in July 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Fayetteville Arkansas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 47.083 Integrative Activities.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/17/25
Period of Performance
7/15/25
Start Date
6/30/29
End Date
Funding Split
$3.4M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
2445877
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
490106 OFFICE OF INTEGRATIVE ACTIVITIES
Funding Office
490106 OFFICE OF INTEGRATIVE ACTIVITIES
Awardee UEI
MECEHTM8DB17
Awardee CAGE
4B294
Performance District
AR-03
Senators
John Boozman
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Modified: 7/17/25