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2024 Outdoor Recreation Grants Program Recipients

Congratulations to each of the Arkansas communities who will receive funding through the Outdoor Recreation Grants Program in 2024. We were proud to see many Northwest Arkansas communities represented at the grant awards ceremony. NWAEDD is privileged to partner with...

Mountain Home and Harrison Secure Backing for Downtown and Small Businesses from Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District

The communities of Harrison and Mountain Home, Arkansas, are set to receive a boost in their downtown revitalization efforts and support for the small business community, thanks to a Rural Business Development Grant secured by the Northwest Arkansas Economic...

New Walking Trail Coming to the Welcome Home Community

Searcy County, AR (March 2023) Searcy County Judge Tony Horton had the privilege of traveling to Little Rock on March 3, 2023 to accept a $100,000.00 FUN Park Grant from the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism to construct a walking trail in the Welcome...

City of Marshall Receives State Hazard Mitigation Grant

Marshall, AR (September 2022) The City of Marshall will receive a State Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management through the Department of Public Safety. In late July, the City received notification that its Walnut/Ozark Street...

NWAEDD Helps Communities secure $1.8 million in Grant Funds During Last Quarter of 2021

Harrison, AR (January 2022) The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD) is pleased to announce that 14 communities across the nine-county region have recently been awarded grant funds totaling more than $1 million from state & federal...