City Of Clarendon

The City of Clarendon, a municipality based in Clarendon, Arkansas, receives federal grant funding as the primary recipient for infrastructure projects serving the Clarendon area, with no contracting activity in recent awards. The city operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of awards) across federal aviation, water and waste disposal, and economic relief programs, with no subcontractor role and no parent contract vehicle participation.

The City of Clarendon's grant footprint centers on airport infrastructure improvement under the Federal Aviation Administration. The top two funding sources account for 96% of recent awards: the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region (10 grants) and the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (9 grants). Representative work includes a $448,028.42 project grant awarded July 25, 2025, from the FAA under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) for construction of a new 1,600 square yard hangar apron, completion deadline July 24, 2029; a $368,907.37 project grant from the FAA also dated July 25, 2025, for construction of a new 10,000 square foot sponsor-owned hangar facility for aircraft storage, also due July 24, 2029; a $7.417 million project grant awarded September 13, 2023, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) for construction, upgrade, and repair of drinking water systems, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and stormwater infrastructure, with completion deadline September 13, 2025; and a project grant awarded June 22, 2023, from the FAA Southwestern Region for rehabilitation of 3,256 feet of runway 18/36 pavement, due June 21, 2027. Additional FAA grants fund runway visual guidance system installation and aeronautical survey for area navigation instrument approach planning, both from the American Rescue Plan Act funding mechanism. The city also received an American Rescue Plan Act economic relief grant from the FAA Southwestern Region dated November 16, 2021, for airport operations, personnel costs, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service payments during the COVID-19 pandemic response period through November 15, 2025. Secondary funding partners include the Delta Regional Authority (2 grants) and the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (1 grant). Activity is episodic—one to three awards per year across the 2020–2026 period—with five grants facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal opportunity. Combined potential value across all awards is reported at $9 thousand, though combined dollars obligated across all awards stands at $11.9 million, indicating substantial real project delivery against modest reported ceiling values.