Support for the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2019
Home Region
$5,700
Community Venture Foundation
Support to establish a Kiva Hub in Northwest Arkansas to provide technical assistance and hyper-accessible microfinancing to entrepreneurs in the region, with a focus on disadvantaged populations
Funding for music programming in Northwest Arkansas, including a pilot house concert festival in Bentonville and a regional touring network for visiting and local artists
Support for the launch of the inaugural Grit MTB Festival, a three-day gathering in Fayetteville, Arkansas for women to bike, camp, share meals and learn through skill development sessions
Support for the completion of priority best management practice maps for Beaver Lake's 7 sub watersheds; installation of low-impact development demonstration projects throughout the watershed in priority areas and implementation of a best management practice research project to address stormwater retention near critical infrastructure.
Master planning of the downtown "Quilt of Parks" in Bentonville as part of the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program and the full design of the 1-acre Dave Peel Park
Implementation of the eMINTS program in six of 13 participating Arkansas public school districts (Decatur, Farmington, Pea Ridge, Siloam Springs and West Fork)
