To support a collaborative Phase II grant application for the National Science Foundation
2022
Home Region
$236,250
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support the local activation of Welcoming Week NWA
2022
Home Region
$25,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support industry and employer engagement at the Northwest Technical Institute
2021
Home Region
$122,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support an outdoor recreation accelerator pilot
2021
Home Region
$50,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support an initiative to provide education on equity and debt crowdsourcing platforms to the Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial community
2021
Home Region
$142,346
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support the Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange
2021
Home Region
$130,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support workforce housing efforts
2021
Home Region
$110,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support partnerships and dialogue around housing
2021
Home Region
$142,450
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support polling to understand perspectives on COVID-19
2021
Home Region
$23,175
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support research on perception, talent and economic growth in Northwest Arkansas
2021
Home Region
$171,495
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Benchmarking study to examine leading information technology (IT) programs in the U.S. higher education
2020
Home Region
$165,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To pilot Get Shift Done in Northwest Arkansas
2020
Home Region
$40,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
2020
Special Projects
$95,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
EngageNWA sponsorship
2020
Home Region
$3,300
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To develop a collaborative mechanism with the University of Arkansas to help strengthen its university-industry engagement. This industry liaison pilot will help the University of Arkansas and the region's industry engage each other and explore ways of collaboration which is mutually beneficial, spurring regional and statewide economic growth
2020
Home Region
$77,500
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To launch the Northwest Arkansas Arts resource desk in order to provide technical assistance and other support to local arts organizations during the COVID-19 crisis
2020
Home Region
$100,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for the establishment of a Grit Studios co-working space in Bentonville, Arkansas