Project Grant H328C210010

The Northwest Arkansas Kevin and Avonte Project for the Prevention of Wandering, Eloping, Injuries, and Death of Individuals with Dementia, Autism, and Other Related Conditions ($150,000) aims to increase community capacity to support individuals with developmental disorders through the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program (CFDA 16.015) of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Funded from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024, the Arkansas Support Network...

The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) was awarded a $246,360.94 Cooperative Agreement on September 20, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) grant program (CFDA 97.023). The funding will support ANRC in providing technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and evaluating community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain...

The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) was awarded a $735,802 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) program (CFDA #97.045) on September 16, 2022. Under this award, ANRC will provide services to strengthen the National Flood Insurance Program. As a Cooperating Technical Partner, ANRC will support efforts to enhance national preparedness and resilience through technical assistance to communities on flood...

The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) received a $320,113.43 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) (CFDA 97.023) on July 1, 2024. This grant funding will support ANRC's efforts to provide technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) across the state of Arkansas. Key activities to be undertaken include floodplain...

The Newton County Partners in Prevention (NCPIP) Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based initiatives to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Newton County, Arkansas. The NCPIP Coalition will implement evidence-based...

This federal Project Grant award of $6,641,195.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) supports comprehensive early childhood education and development services for low-income families in Arkansas. The awardee, Community Action Program for Central Arkansas (CAPCA), a non-profit organization, will provide educational, health, nutritional, and social services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), will provide $182,451.34 to support a full-time crisis intervention specialist position in Fayetteville, Arkansas from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The specialist will work with the University of Arkansas' existing social work internship program and Crisis Intervention...

The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District Inc. (Nwaedd) was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the agency's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support Nwaedd's development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Northwest Arkansas from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The CEDS process...

The North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) was awarded a $796,692 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will fund the recruitment and training of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, with a focus on substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD), in Boone and Newton Counties,...

The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) received a $583,164 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041) to improve dam safety across the state of Arkansas. This federal grant award, with a performance period from April 30, 2024 to April 29, 2026, will fund activities such as conducting dam inspections, developing emergency action plans, providing technical assistance, and implementing infrastructure improvements...