To provide technical assistance and hyper-accessible microfinancing to Northwest Arkansas based entrepreneurs who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
To support attraction, retention, and efficacy of teachers to address the teacher shortage and student outcomes for its Coahoma Early College High School (CECHS) located on the Coahoma Community College campus
To educate the public about bicycle safety laws and the integration of biking with other transportation modes on our city streets through a targeted communications campaign
2020
Home Region
$250,000
Arkansas Research Alliance
Support for the 2020 SSTI Conference
2020
Home Region
$15,000
RISE
To increase teacher capacity and the number of certified teachers who live and work in the Mississippi Delta
To implement targeted education campaigns and support landowner efforts to implement best management practices that improve water quality in the Upper Illinois River Watershed in Benton and Washington Counties
To partner with the Clarksdale Municipal School District to provide The Mississippi Reading Roadmap program, a comprehensive out-of-school approach to improve early literacy achievement with 300 students attending the district's four elementary schools
2020
Home Region
$200,000
City Sessions, Inc.
Support for music programming and increased organizational capacity, and specifically, for the second iteration of the Home Sweet Home house concert festival in Bentonville
To construct at least 4.5 miles of beginner, intermediate and advanced-skill level natural-surface trails that will connect Kessler Mountain Park to Centennial Park in Fayetteville
Educational programming and professional development opportunities for local designers and creative professionals, as well as operating support to hire a part-time development staff position
