About ARPA-I
Mission Statement:
ARPA-I will accelerate the development of transformative transportation technologies that decrease costs, increase safety, enhance resilience, and make America more globally competitive.

Authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58, Section 25012; November 15, 2021), the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I) is a new Congressionally designated agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) tasked with funding high-risk, high-reward next-generation technologies that have the potential to revolutionize America’s transportation infrastructure systems. Congress specified that the goals of ARPA–I shall be —
‘‘(A) to advance the transportation infrastructure of the United States by developing innovative science and technology solutions that —
(i) lower the long-term costs of infrastructure development, including costs of planning, construction, and maintenance;
(ii) reduce the lifecycle impacts of transportation infrastructure on the environment, including through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
(iii) contribute significantly to improving the safe, secure, and efficient movement of goods and people; and
(iv) promote the resilience of infrastructure from physical and cyber threats; and
(B) to ensure that the United States is a global leader in developing and deploying advanced transportation infrastructure technologies and materials.” (49 USC § 119(c)(1)).