Project Grant ED20AUS3070078

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $300,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to East Arkansas Planning and Development District to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a 12-county region in eastern Arkansas from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The CEDS process will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic...

This $420,000 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Central Arkansas region by the Central Arkansas Planning & Development District, Inc. through December 2025. Under the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the awardee will create a CEDS process to engage public and private stakeholders in crafting an...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded East Arkansas Community College a $307,036 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) program. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 through July 13, 2023 and will provide emergency funding and support services for students and institutions in Forrest City, Arkansas. Specifically, the grant will help prevent, prepare for, and respond to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by supporting...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded East Arkansas Community College a $116,943 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) federal grant program. The grant aims to provide supplemental assistance to promote student success at East Arkansas Community College from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. As part of the ESF program established to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project grant will support East Arkansas...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the West Central Arkansas Planning and Development District, Incorporated to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a ten-county region in central Arkansas under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). Through January 2023 to December 2025, West Central Arkansas Planning and Development will create a regional economic...

The Southwest Arkansas Planning and Development District Inc. was awarded a $381,930 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a 12-county region in southwest Arkansas from January 2023 through December 2025. As part of the CEDS process, the Southwest...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $1,125,000 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on February 11, 2021. The grant funding will support the University's WORKFORCE RESPONSE initiative to provide workforce development services to the Little Rock, Arkansas area. As part of the EAA program, which aims to support regions facing adverse economic changes, the grant funding will allow the University...

Federal Grant Award Summary East Arkansas Enterprise Community received a $106,000 Project Grant from the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) under the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351) awarded on September 26, 2025, with a completion date of September 26, 2027. This award supports the organization's capacity to provide technical assistance and business development services to small and emerging private enterprises in rural Arkansas communities. Based on the...

The Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District, Inc. (Seadd) received a $420,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support Seadd's development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a 10-county region in southeast Arkansas from January 2023 through December 2025. As part of...

This $420,000 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for western Arkansas through December 2025. Administered by the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District covering Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Polk, Scott, and Sebastian counties, this grant will fund the creation of a CEDS through a...