To support grantee's initiative to complete two projects: 1) the assessment of four priority subwatersheds, as well as locations along the main stem of the Illinois River; and 2) the monitoring of an additional 10 streambank erosion sites for a total of 15.
Startup expenses for EducationOptions NWA - a new organization formed to organize, educate and motivate parents on the school choices available in Northwest Arkansas
To research, organize and produce a document that will identify the framework of Delta-based programmatic work that currently exists in the 63 counties of the Mid-South Delta (Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana,)
To support grantee's establishment of the first public charter school in Clarksdale, MS tentatively named Clarksdale Collegiate, in an effort to build additional capacity in the Delta region.
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To support grantee's initiative to develop a constructive public dialogue about issues, and engage citizens and policymakers alike in exploring the Delta's education constraints and their solutions.
To support grantee's initiative to partner with the House of Songs to create a pilot international song-writer residency and exchange program in Northwest Arkansas. NWAC will serve as the fiscal sponsor for this project.
Support for grantee's initiative to partner with The House of Songs to launch The House of Songs Ozarks, a songwriter's residency program in Bentonville, Arkansas.
To support Grit Studios, an entrepreneurial business support center in Bentonville, AR, that will focus on developing professionally trained, qualified and experienced business leader
Organizational capacity-building efforts and programming in collaboration with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and in conjunction with the Fall 2017 Crystal Bridges exhibition featuring the work of Stuart Davis.
To support grantee's costs to take a Northwest Arkansas delegation from local municipalities and transportation agencies to the 25th Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) in Seattle, WA.
To support grantee's initiative towards the acquisition of property for the permanent preservation of green space and to secure the land for the future development of cycling-optimized natural surface trails in Washington County, Arkansas.
To conduct a feasibility study for a pilot project that would provide bus service on 71B for approximately 30 miles between Fayetteville and Bentonville, with a dedicated bus lane during peak rush hour.