Serial resubmission

flag-023 · detected Aug 5, 2026 · raised in the baseline dataset

Cleared

Automated detection, human decision

Automated checks flag applications for human review only. No application is rejected, deprioritized, or scored by an automated process. Every status below was set by a named analyst, with a written basis, and is recorded in the audit trail.

Confidence

0.49

Fires at Three or more cycles with no material change

Requested amount

$273.7M

SS4A · FHWA

Application stage

MERIT REVIEW

11 days in stage

Times reopened

0

Last adjudicated Aug 19, 2026

What the check looked at

Prior submission chains for the same project across fiscal years, with narrative similarity and change in scope and cost.

The serial resubmission check compares prior submission chains for the same project across fiscal years, with narrative similarity and change in scope and cost. It fired on this application at a confidence of 0.49. The structured evidence below is everything the check looked at; the determination is the analyst's.

Evidence	Detail
Cycles submitted	7
Material change since first submission	None detected in scope, cost, or schedule

Confidence describes how strongly this deterministic check fired against local data. It is not an applicant risk score and is never used to rank or filter applications.

Application under review

This check evaluated a single application against reference data.

Application	GEMS-2027-091466
Applicant	Arkansas Department of Transportation
Project	Rural Two-Lane Roadway Departure Countermeasures (Segment 126)
Requested	$273,700,000
Program	Safe Streets and Roads for All · FHWA

Adjudication

A person decides. The decision, the rationale, and any referral are written to the audit trail.

Cleared on Aug 19, 2026

Analyst reviewed the evidence with the program office. The overlap is explained by a legitimate repeat submission from the same applicant. No further action; application continues in the normal process.

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Applicant history

Context on the organization, so the decision is not made on one signal alone.

Organization	Arkansas Department of Transportation
Applications	3
Total requested	$707.3M
Prior awards	0
Flags cleared	1
Flags substantiated	0
Flags still open	0

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