FR8relay, an Arkansas technology company focuses on improving trucking logistics, recently received $649,998 from the United States Department of Agriculture as part of its Small Business Innovation Grant (SBIR) Phase II program. FR8relay has previously received $200,000 in SBIR funding…
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ASBTDC Offers Free Webinars to Prepare for Federal Funding Opportunity
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is offering a free summer series designed to help small businesses win federal funding for research and development of innovative technologies with…
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Winrock, USDA SHARE Project to Improve Worker Health in Delta
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $998,834 to improve the health and wellness of the rural workforce in four Arkansas counties that currently experience higher rates of chronic diseases, health risk factors and other health disparities. The USDA…
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Seeking Safer Foods: How NCTR and Dr. Steven Foley Help Protect $1.4T Food Industry
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWhile serving as a summer intern at a local hospital, Dr. Steven Foley was met with an unexpected event that would help him realize what he wanted to do with his career. Out of the blue, an acquaintance walked through…
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UA Pine Bluff Alumna Fulfills Career Dream of Providing Outreach to U.S. Farmers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffKanika Davis, a 2007 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), was recently appointed as one of the national outreach specialists for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency. To Davis, the appointment is the…
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USDA On Track to Provide Record-Breaking Support for Rural Capital Needs in 2021
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson has announced that the USDA is on track to provide a record level of support for rural working capital and other business capital needs in…
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ASBTDC Accepting Applications for Agri-Focused Lab2Launch Accelerator
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center has opened applications for the 2021 Lab2Launch Accelerator for summer 2021. During the multi-week program, companies will learn how to tackle the Small Business Innovation (SBIR) funding program. This program, along with…
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Goldmon Advising Agriculture Secretary on Racial Equity
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn Arkansas farmer has been named a senior advisor for racial equity to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Dewayne Goldmon, a Southeast Arkansas farmer, was appointed to serve as a senior advisor to Secretary Tom Vilsack. Goldmon has served as…
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Agricultural Labor Survey Canceled for November 2020
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will not be collecting data for the Agricultural Labor Survey in October 2020. In a notice published in the Federal Register, USDA Farm Production and…
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Three Arkansas Companies Receive $11.8 Million to Provide Rural Broadband
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThree Arkansas utility companies have received approximately $11.8 million to provide rural broadband in the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $550 million in rural broadband funding from as part of the ReConnect Program. This marks the second…