Project Grant NE986801011

Ozarka College received a $550,002 project grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund federal grant program. The grant period runs from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022. Funding will support supplemental assistance to help stabilize operations at Ozarka College, a rural community college located in Melbourne, Arkansas, as it prevents, prepares for, and responds to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Key services to...

The Delta Regional Authority awarded Ozarka College a $437,133 Project Grant on April 18, 2024 under the Delta Area Economic Development (CFDA 90.201) program. The grant will enable Ozarka College, a state-controlled institution of higher learning, to develop a skilled trades program and expand capacity in its welding program. This initiative aims to advance the trades workforce in Ozarka College's underserved rural communities in Arkansas. The grant has a performance period running through...

The Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Inc. received a $355,218 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities federal grant program (CFDA 15.931). The award will fund the Ozarks and Ouachita Landscape and Watershed Restoration Crew project through December 31, 2025. Under this agreement, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks will utilize a qualified non-profit youth and veteran...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources received a $578,344 project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office on September 10, 2021 to electrify Campground Loop #4 at Montauk State Park in Salem, Missouri. The project is funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) and aims to provide electrical service infrastructure to the campground loop. Work is scheduled to be completed by September 30,...

This $228,539.22 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund the engineering and design of the western expansion of the Finley River Trail in Ozark, Missouri. The project, executed by the Missouri Department of Transportation, involves extending the existing Finley River Trail from the Ozark Community Center westward. A sub-award of this grant to the City of Ozark will support the city's efforts to develop this...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The grant supports the acquisition of 80 acres of land in Missouri that contains two cave entrances, eight sinkholes, and provides important watershed protection and habitat for the endangered grotto sculpin. The project aims to permanently protect this biologically significant cave system and surrounding land...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded a $133,333 Project Grant to the South Central Ozark Council of Governments under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund the design and delivery of environmental education workshops, field trips, and teaching resources for 50 educators in Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, and Wright counties in Missouri. Workshop topics will include watersheds, groundwater, water quality, conservation, and...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources received a $1.09 million project grant award on May 17, 2022 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the development of 360-degree virtual tours of 27 historic sites across Missouri, including accompanying narratives, artifact descriptions, and audio/visual supplements. This virtual tour project aims to increase inclusive cultural...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $549,995 Cooperative Agreement under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) to conduct a geochemical survey of the tri-state Mississippi Valley-Type (MVT) mining district in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) a consolidated sample set with preliminary X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) analysis data, sample locations, and stratigraphic...

This federal Project Grant award of $598,600 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will enable the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) to renovate the shower house facility in Campground 4 at Bennett Spring State Park. The outcome of this 3-year project, running from June 2024 to June 2027, will be new ADA-compliant facilities to improve accessibility and enhance...