To develop an entrepreneurial program, JumpStart Northwest Arkansas (JumpStart NWA), that will enable formerly incarcerated individuals to leverage entrepreneurship to create sustainable and livable incomes
2020
Home Region
$74,521
Artists Laboratory Theatre
Support for the Northwest Arkansas Civic Lab program
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
The Northwest Arkansas Ballet dba NWA Ballet Theatre
Support for the growth and further development of NWA Ballet Theatre, a professional dance company based in Bentonville, and specifically supporting dance performances in both traditional theatre spaces as well as non-conventional public venues
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
