The U.S. government and Arkansas's department of finance has put in $6,937.00 million dollars in government grants and $5,598.00 million dollars in other forms of government funding for citizens and permanent residents who reside in the state of Arkansas. As long as you have a citizenship certificate (green card) or a permanent resident certificate, you could be eligible to apply and receive Arkansas federal grants.

Government funding in Arkansas is distributed to various sectors, with the majority of the budget in business, education (pell & college grants), housing, veteran, and personal grants.

 

  • Arkansas Small Business Grants: Starting and running a small business in Arkansas can be a risky thing to do. There are more than 16,874 small businesses or even large corporations go into bankruptcy every year. To minimize the risks, you have to look into as many funding sources as possible. Here is more information on Arkansas Small Business Grants.
  • Arkansas Education Grants: Education is an important sector in Arkansas. The federal administration in Arkansas invest over $4,800,319,951.00 dollars every year in elementary and secondary institutions alone. Education grants are made available for students or even teachers in Arkansas to complete and enhance their level of education. Here is more information on Arkansas Education Grants.
  • Arkansas Housing Grants: At an average market value of $102,300.00 per housing property, there are around 1,310,000 housing units in the state of Arkansas. With an average annual household income of $38,815.00, only 68.90% of the people actually paid off their homes. A good portion of the residents in Arkansas cannot afford to pay off their mortgages. department of finance has set aside financial support in the form of housing grants to the people in need, especially if you work at home. Here is more information on Arkansas Housing Grants.
  • Arkansas Veteran Grants: Residents of Arkansas who have enrolled or who are current enrolling the military, naval, and air foce are entitled to apply and receive government funding in the form of veteran grants. Here's more information on Arkansas Veteran Grants.
  • Arkansas Personal Grants: The local state government in Arkansas does not offer financial help to its residents for personal needs such as getting out of debt, financing a vehicle...etc. But, Arkansas residents are eligible to apply for personal grants to receive financial aid to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation to the ecomony of Arkansas. Here's more information on Arkansas Personal Grants.

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Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Arkansas (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R6 0106)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R6 0106
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $13,293,596
FY23 Arkansas Technical Assistance Projects (Apply for USDA NRCS AR MULTI 23 NOFO0001253)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AR MULTI 23 NOFO0001253
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $3,000,000
FY 22 Arkansas Technical Assistance Projects (Apply for USDA NRCS AR MULTI 22 NOFO0001138)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AR MULTI 22 NOFO0001138
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $3,000,000
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – ARKANSAS (Apply for USDA NRCS AR CIG 21 NOFO0001059)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AR CIG 21 NOFO0001059
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $150,000
FY 2021 Arkansas Technical Assistance Projects (Apply for USDA NRCS AR MULTI 21 NOFO0001046)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AR MULTI 21 NOFO0001046
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $3,000,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Arkansas (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R06 1895)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R06 1895
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $2,552,036
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion - Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,027,077
NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – Arkansas (Apply for USDA NRCS AR CIG NOF001009)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AR CIG NOF001009
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $150,000
Interior Least Tern Monitoring on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the Little Rock Corps District (Apply for W81EWF 20 SOI 0016)

Funding Number: W81EWF 20 SOI 0016
Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $58,000
Arkansas easement restoration (Apply for USDA NRCS AR MULTI 20 GEN0010468)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AR MULTI 20 GEN0010468
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $5,000,000

 

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