Grants & funding in Arkansas local government
What Arkansas city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about grants & funding — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
309 Arkansas meetings since 2024 covered grants & funding. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Arkansas with the most grants & funding activity
- Bentonville, AR (42)
- Garland County, AR (32)
- Benton, AR (30)
- Jonesboro, AR (29)
- Rogers, AR (28)
- Washington County, AR (22)
- Jacksonville, AR (22)
- Greenwood, AR (9)
- Searcy County, AR (8)
- Hot Springs, AR (7)
- Siloam Springs, AR (7)
- Gould, AR (7)
Latest matching meetings
Council to approve $176.5M sales tax bond appropriation
The Fayetteville City Council will consider a consent agenda with several equipment purchases and contract approvals, plus new business items including rezoning requests and a $176.5 million budget appropriation from 2026 sales tax bonds. Unfinished business includes an annexation and a planned zoning district appeal…
Council to discuss 2026 impact fees and downtown exemption
The Bentonville City Council will hold a Committee of the Whole to discuss the 2026 Impact Fee Study and a possible exemption for the Downtown Redevelopment District, along with parking and library updates. Following that, the Council will vote on several resolutions, including accepting grants, approving contracts…
Finance Committee to review $2M grant for Hwy 12/279 project
The Bentonville Finance Committee is reviewing three resolutions that will be considered by the City Council. These include accepting a $21,790.43 grant from Fidelity for the 2026 Fall Tree Giveaway, accepting $2,000,000 in FFY2027 NWARPC grant funds for the Hwy 12/279 Intersection Improvements project, and approving…
Searcy City Council to consider police station contractor and park design.
The Searcy City Council will meet on September 3, 2026, to discuss and vote on various city matters, including a construction manager selection for a new police station, park and senior center designs, and property nuisances. Resolutions and ordinances regarding grants, asset disposal, code updates, and budget…
Commission to vote on $17,500 in funding requests for local sports events
The Searcy A & P Commission will review financial and marketing reports from July 2026. The body will then consider two specific funding requests: $7,500 for the Gym Masters Holiday Classic and $10,000 for the Arkansas Cowboys Association Finals. The meeting concludes with the approval of previous minutes and…
Council to vote on $2.37M Greenhouse Road grant and other road funds
The Bentonville City Council will hold a combined Committee of the Whole and City Council meeting on August 25, 2026. The Committee of the Whole is for discussion only, with no votes or public comment, followed by the City Council meeting where official action and public comment will occur. The agenda includes…
Finance Committee to review $7M in grants and a $690K utility equipment purchase
The Bentonville Finance Committee will consider several resolutions and one ordinance for recommendation to the City Council. Items include accepting grants for tree planting, police equipment, and road improvements, as well as a waiver of competitive bidding for electrical breakers. All items require budget…
Council to consider $4.98M Safe Streets grant and solid waste fee increase
The Rogers City Council will hold public hearings on two nuisance structures and consider ordinances to raze them. The council will also vote on a solid waste fee increase, a $33,099 federal justice grant, and a $4.98 million federal transportation grant. Additionally, they will accept final plats for several…
Council to consider rezoning, fees, grants, and Buc-ee's land donation
The Benton City Council will hold its agenda meeting and regular meeting on August 24, 2026. They will consider several resolutions and ordinances, including rezoning a property, granting a conditional use permit, accepting a land donation from Buc-ee's, revising city fees, accepting a federal grant, and authorizing a…
Council to approve $16.1M in payments, grants, and road deals
The Menifee City Council will hold a regular meeting with a closed session on opioid litigation, followed by an open session covering routine approvals, presentations, and public comments. The consent calendar includes over 20 items, such as approving warrants totaling $16.1 million, accepting state grants for traffic…
Council to approve $16.1M in payments, grants, and road work
The Menifee City Council will hold a regular meeting with a closed session on opioid litigation, followed by an open session. The agenda includes routine approvals of warrants, reports, and several contracts, grants, and development-related items. Key actions include accepting state grants for traffic safety and…
Council to consider police facility purchase and financing
The Jonesboro City Council will consider several resolutions and ordinances, including the purchase of a property at 1709 East Highland Drive for police operations and the issuance of a promissory note to finance it. The consent agenda includes contracts for trail projects, municipal liens, and grant applications…
Board to vote on Sunday alcohol sales, zoning change, and airport lease
The Hot Springs Board of Directors will consider a zoning change for Sour Rock Springs Subdivision, an ordinance to put Sunday alcohol sales on the November ballot, and several routine contracts and grants. The consent agenda includes items like a janitorial contract and a lease for airport office space.
Utility Board to waive bidding for $690,400 in electrical breakers
The Bentonville Utility Board is meeting to consider two items: an ordinance to waive competitive bidding for the purchase of four 161 kV breakers from GE Grid Solutions for $690,400 plus tax, and a resolution to accept a grant from The Recycling Partnership to boost recycling participation. The board will also…
Commission to consider $5,000 grant for Smith's Kitchen Enterprise
The Jacksonville Advertising and Promotion Commission will consider a $5,000 Business Beautification Grant for Smith's Kitchen Enterprise at 618 West Main Street, along with a grant application from Best Western (Shree Ganesh Arsh LLC) at 1600 John Harden Drive. The meeting also includes discussion with hoteliers and…
Council to consider police facility purchase and related financing ordinance
The Jonesboro City Council will hold a special meeting with committee sessions and a regular agenda. Key items include a consent agenda covering resolutions for trail projects, municipal liens, and grant applications, plus new ordinances for a police facility purchase and a zoning change. Unfinished business includes…
Commission to vote on $14,000+ in tourism funding requests
The Rogers Advertising and Promotion Commission will consider several funding requests for local events and conferences, including cash grants and discounted room rates. The meeting will also include approval of minutes, a financial report, and a director's report.
Council to consider police facility purchase, liens, and grant applications
The Finance & Administration Committee will consider several resolutions and one ordinance. These include placing municipal liens on seven properties for code enforcement costs, authorizing grant applications for parks and infrastructure, and purchasing a property for police operations. The committee will also…
Council to consider police facility purchase, grants, and six property liens
The Finance & Administration Committee will introduce resolutions and ordinances, including purchasing a property at 1709 East Highland Drive for police operations, authorizing grant applications, and placing municipal liens on six properties for code enforcement violations. The meeting also includes approval of prior…
Finance Committee to review June/July financials, turf funds, roundabout grant
The Benton Finance Committee is meeting to review financial reports from Benton Utilities and the city, and to discuss several funding items. These include bank account allocations, funds for a turf project, acceptance of a grant for the Shenandoah Roundabout, and a franchise bond payment. The meeting will also…
Council to set millage rates, approve liens, grants, and police site study
The Searcy City Council will hold three public hearings and vote on multiple items, including setting 2026 millage rates, certifying nuisance liens, and applying for a state parks grant. They will also consider filling two Parks & Recreation positions, waiving street requirements for Hawks Homes, and selecting a trail…
Council to vote on $700K grant for AI traffic signals, park projects, and rezonings
The City Council will hold public hearings and vote on several items, including a $700,000 Walton Family Foundation grant for adaptive AI-based traffic signal technology, a $593,655 contract for a Phillips Park North Restroom Pavilion, and a $48,976 amendment for Phillips Park construction administration. The council…
Finance Committee to consider two Walton Family Foundation grants totaling $720,000
The Bentonville Finance Committee will consider two resolutions that authorize accepting grants from the Walton Family Foundation. One grant is for $20,000 to support the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and the other is for $700,000 to evaluate adaptive AI-based traffic signal technologies. Both require budget…
Council to vote on UTV street ordinance, discuss street overlay grant
The Murfreesboro City Council is holding its regular meeting on August 10, 2026. They will consider the second reading of Ordinance 2026-3, which would allow UTVs (utility terrain vehicles) on city streets, and discuss a grant for street overlay. The agenda also includes routine items like approving minutes, the…
Quorum Court to consider $169,658 in grants for prosecutor's office
The Garland County Quorum Court will hold its regular meeting on August 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Armory Building. The court will consider two resolutions authorizing the prosecuting attorney to apply for grants, receive committee reports, and hear special presentations from CASA, the Humane Society, and the…
Committee to consider $169,658 in drug task force grants and salary changes
The Garland County Finance Committee will consider two resolutions authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to apply for grants: a combined Drug Control Fund and Justice Assistance Grant totaling $169,658, and a Community Assistance Grant Program grant. The committee will also review a position transfer with a salary…
Council to hold CDBG hearing, vote on improvement district, vacant building rules
The Jacksonville City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2026-2030 Consolidated Plan and 2026 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, and will consider several ordinances and resolutions. These include establishing Municipal Property Owners' Multipurpose Improvement…
Committee to consider police facility purchase and seven municipal liens
The Finance & Administration Council Committee will vote on resolutions to place municipal liens on seven properties for code violations, each $275 or $335. They will also consider authorizing grant applications for outdoor recreation and community infrastructure, and a contract to buy 1709 East Highland Drive for…
City considers $100,000 emergency repair for Broadway Street sinkhole
The Board of Directors will discuss emergency stabilization of a sinkhole on Broadway Street and potential free parking at the Exchange Street Parking Plaza. The body is also considering several service contracts and grant applications for fire staffing and community resources.
Board reviews federal funds, school partnerships, and West Little Rock grade configuration
The Little Rock School District board will hear updates on federal funding allocations totaling $2,887,304.99 for school improvement, review Advanced Placement assessment results, and discuss a $80,000 annual renewal of the Seven of Arts entrepreneurship program. The board will also consider grade configuration…
A&P Commission considers $12,500 marketing proposal and $17,500 in funding requests
The Searcy County A&P Commission will discuss and possibly approve a $12,500 marketing proposal with Food and Travel Magazine, review funding recaps for Robotics 2026, and consider two funding requests totaling $17,500 for Gym Masters Holiday Classic and Arkansas Cowboys Association Finals.
Finance Committee meets
The Finance Committee is discussing and considering city council items, including a grant acceptance and budget adjustments. The agenda items are primarily procedural and related to budget adjustments. The committee will review a resolution to accept a grant and approve budget adjustments for sidewalk repairs.
City Council to consider special election for capital improvement bonds and sales tax
The City Council will discuss a proposed special election to issue bonds for capital improvements and levy a 1% sales and use tax. The meeting also includes votes on zoning changes, budget amendments, and a grant for tree canopy projects.
Board to approve subdivision plans and land development updates
The Hermitage Board of Commissioners will review subdivision and land development plans, including re-approvals for existing plans. They will also consider finance reports, a multimodal grant application, and land acquisition for the Hermitage Athletic Complex trail project.
City Council to review dog ordinance and apply for fun park grant funds
The Turrell City Council will meet to accept minutes, financial statements, and committee reports. New business includes reviewing a draft update to the city's 1971 and 1990 dog ordinances and authorizing the mayor to apply for Fun Park grant funds through the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
Council to authorize FEMA flood grant for North Main Street detention pond
The Jonesboro City Council will consider several resolutions, including a municipal lien of $275 on 2612 Crawford, a notice of intent for a FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance grant for the North Main Street detention pond project, and facility usage agreements with Jonesboro Jets, Inc. and Shark Wave Aquatics Team. A…
A&P Commission to review business beautification grant applications
The Advertising and Promotion Commission will consider grant applications for five local businesses. The body will also receive quarterly reports from the Jacksonville Historical Museum and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.
Hermitage board to vote on subdivision plans, grant application, and police MOU
The Hermitage Board of Commissioners will hold a work session and regular meeting to consider routine administrative items, several subdivision and land development plans, a grant application for multimodal transportation funding, and a memorandum of understanding with Mercer County for a justice assistance grant…
Finance committee to vote on school resource officer contract and police asset surplus
The Benton Finance Committee will meet to approve minutes from the June 9 meeting, review Benton Utilities’ May 2026 financials, and vote on resolutions including a school resource officer (SRO) contract with the Benton School District, surplus police assets, and Fire FEMA grant reimbursements. The committee will also…
City to authorize FEMA grant for detention pond and approve facility agreements
The committee will consider resolutions to authorize a FEMA flood mitigation grant for the North Main Street Detention Pond, authorize facility usage agreements with Jonesboro Jets and Shark Wave Aquatics Team, and place a municipal lien on a property at 2612 Crawford.