The Arkansas Economic Development Commission is inviting cities and counties to apply for grant assistance for a variety of public infrastructure and public facility projects.
Donor Name: Arkansas Economic Development Commission
State: Arkansas
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/14/2022
Size of the Grant: $75,000-$1,000,000
Details:
The General Assistance line item is designed to provide Arkansas’s non-entitlement cities and counties with the opportunity to apply for grant assistance for a variety of projects that are not covered under other funding categories. Applicants may apply for assistance for any eligible project that meets the following criteria:
- The project must meet one of the national objectives of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program: benefit to low- to moderate-income persons, elimination of conditions of slum or blight, or to address an urgent need.
- The activity to be undertaken is an eligible activity under the regulations that govern the CDBG program.
- The project must address one of the goals and objectives described in the current Consolidated Plan.
- The project must not be eligible for funding under any of the other line items in the current One Year Action Plan.
Funding Information
Grants will be for an amount between $75,000 and $1,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include all Arkansas cities and counties except for 13 entitlement cities” which receive their own funds directly from HUD.
- Entitlement cities include:
- Little Rock
- North Little Rock
- Conway
- Pine Bluff
- Fayetteville
- Springdale
- Rogers
- Fort Smith
- Hot Springs
- Texarkana
- Jacksonville
- Jonesboro
- West Memphis
- Entitlement cities include:
Eligible Activities
The following activities are eligible within the General Assistance Program. If any activity is not noted within the list below, please consult a member of the AEDC Grants Division in order to determine if any other proposed activities are eligible for the program.
- senior centers;
- child care centers;
- local county health units;
- homeless shelters (excludes costs for operation);
- accredited public libraries;
- fire and/or rescue buildings, including fire trucks and fire equipment;
- removal of architectural barriers from city hall or county courthouses for accessibility;
- street, curb, gutter, sidewalk, or storm sewer;
- flood control and drainage;
- tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks;
- water and wastewater(must use Water/Wastewater application).
For more information, visit AEDC.