by Chelsey Weaver | Sep 24, 2020 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWA News, NWAEDD News
The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD) was recently awarded a Rural Business Development Grant from USDA-Rural Development. Through this grant, NWAEDD will partner with Retail Strategies, LLC to offer the Retail Academy course to six...
by Chelsey Weaver | Aug 27, 2020 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWA News, NWAEDD News
Pictured above is Michelle Steiner(Executive Director for Grandmas House), David Ethredge (Prosecuting Attorney), and Teresa Garrett (Victim Witness Coordinator for Grandmas House) Through a coordinated effort with NWAEDD four Northwest Arkansas communities were...
by Jeremy Ragland | Oct 25, 2019 | Grants, NWA News, NWAEDD News
Ten Northwest Arkansas communities were awarded $622,250.00 in state grant funds at an awards ceremony held at the State Capitol on October 24, 2019. Funding came from a variety of grant programs for projects that ranged from equipment to park improvements. NWAEDD...
by Jeremy Ragland | Apr 26, 2019 | Grants, NWA News, NWAEDD News
April 26, 2019 – Congressman Steve Womack and Assistant Secretary of Legislative and Governmental Affairs Michael Platt from the United States Department of Commerce announced a $1.6 million grant through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for phase...
by Jeremy Ragland | Apr 22, 2019 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWA News, NWAEDD News, WIOA Success Stories
April 22, 2019 – WIOA participant Nikita Fletcher has been accepted to the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, NC and will begin classes in August of 2019. This is an opportunity that few female mechanics receive, her goal is to complete the...
by adam1 | Oct 12, 2018 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas
October 12, 2018 — In 2016, Benton County was awarded $185,000.00 from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to replace failing septic systems in low to moderate income households. Since that time, 13 systems have successfully been replaced in Benton...
