Northwest Arkansas Food Systems, with support from the Walton Family Foundation, is providing grants to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Community Clinic and the University of Arkansas. The funding will offer farmers new resources to access capital and soil health…
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Arkansas Awarded $96M For 19 Flood Control Projects Across State
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is set to receive the largest federal investment of any state in the nation for new flood control projects as a result of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in Nov. 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural…
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Biden to Require US-Made Steel, Iron for Future Infrastructure Projects
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Biden administration laid out requirements on Monday for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law source their construction material. The 17-page guidance presented by the administration requires that all materials purchased for infrastructure projects be made…
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AcreTrader Receives $20M Drive Capital Funding Amidst Record Growth
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAcreTrader, the online farmland investment company based in Arkansas, has expanded its $40 million Series B funding to over $60 million following an investment from Ohio-based venture capital firm Drive Capital. The funding round follows AcreTrader’s oversubscribed Series B round…
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AEDC, Game and Fish Commission to Give Nearly $770,000 for Wildlife Conservation Education
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Division of Rural Services recently announced that it will award more than $769,000 to Arkansas schools to support conservation education programs in the 2021-22 school year. Funding comes from wildlife fines collected by the…
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Tyson Providing $1.5 Million in Grant Funding to Hunger Relief Organizations
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffTyson Foods is awarding $1.5 million in support of hunger relief initiatives around the United States. This funding will impact 38 Tyson plant communities and will be distributed to 26 hunger relief organizations. In total, the Springdale-based company will provide…
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UA Little Rock Receives $165K Grant for Center for Stimulation Innovation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) has received a $165,000 grant for its School of Nursing’s Center for Stimulation Innovation (CSI). Awarded by the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, this grant is aimed at providing…
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Deadline Quickly Approaching for Restaurant Revitalization Fund
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleRestaurants and other eating establishments have only a few days remaining to take advantage of available federal funding. The deadline to submit applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund is Monday, May 24 at 7 p.m. This $28.6 billion fund provides…
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With New Scholarship, UAM Aims to Attract Students to Forestry Industry
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffStudents interested in forestry will have a new source of funding for college. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division and the University of Arkansas at Monticello have unveiled a new scholarship aimed at incoming freshmen pursuing forestry. This scholarship,…
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Nature Conservancy Receives Grant to Enhance Monarch Butterfly Habitats in Arkansas
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Nature Conservancy has received an almost $100,000 grant to enhance monarch butterfly habitats in Arkansas. On April 5, the Nature Conservancy received a $99,999 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) that is designed to conserve monarch…