ARPA Funding Requests

The following ARPA funding requests have been submitted to the City for consideration. City Council will review these requests and determine how funding is distributed. $7,636,349 remains for eligible subrecipient grantee, non-profit assistance requests, and internally managed ARPA projects. Note: $1,000,000 of this amount has previously been appropriated by City Council for non-profit economic assistance programs.


Program 1: Grants to Non-Profits, $25,000 or greater

Note: Part 14 of the application was provided as a tool for the applicant to ensure a complete submission.
  1. 7Hills Homeless Center
  2. Apple Seeds
  3. Arkansas Crisis Center
  4. Arkansas United Community Coalition
  5. Arts Live Theater
  6. Beaver Watershed Alliance
  7. Black Action Collective
  8. Central United Methodist Church
  9. Community Development Corp of Bentonville - Bella Vista
  10. Credit Counseling of Arkansas Inc
  11. Excellerate - Upskill NWA
  12. Fayetteville Youth Center Inc
  13. FHA Development
  14. Illinois River Watershed Partnership
  15. Legal Aid of Arkansas
  16. Magdalene Serenity House
  17. Mount Sequoyah Center
  1. Partners for Better Housing - Homeownership Program
  2. Partners for Better Housing - Technical Assistance Program
  3. Peace at Home Family Shelter - Updated
  4. Rockin Baker Academy
  5. Serve NWA
  6. St. James Missionary Baptist Church
  7. The Salvation Army
  8. TheatreSquared
  9. Tri Cycle Farms Inc
  10. Trinity United Methodist Church - We Are Nourished Food Pantry
  11. Washington County Historical Society
  12. Washington Regional Medical Center - Firewall Upgrades
  13. Washington Regional Medical Center - Mission - Forward Nursing Workforce Stabilization
  14. Washington Regional Medical Center - Retention Incentive Pay
  15. Watershed Conservation Resource Center - Floodplain Conservation to Protect Water Quality
  16. Watershed Conservation Resource Center - The River Institute of NWA Project
  17. WelcomeHealth

Program 2: Economic Assistance to Non-Profits

Under $5,000 - Approved by Administration; Council approval not required

  1. Community Creative Center Up to $5000 Application

Over $5,000

  1. Clinton House Museum Over $5000 Application
  2. Fayetteville Public Library Foundation Over $5000 Application
  3. FHA Development Over $5000 Application
  4. Good Shepherd Lutheran Over $5000 Application
  5. Light House Solutions Over $5000 Application
  6. Mount Sequoyah Over $5000 Application
  1. NWA Jazz Society Over $5000 Application
  2. Rockin Baker Over $5000 Application
  3. Second Helping NWA Over $5000 Application
  4. St James Missionary Baptist Over $5000 Application
  5. Symphony of NWA Over $5000 Application
  6. Tri Cycle Farms Over $5000 Application

Next Steps

An initial Council workshop to review requests over $5,000 and $25,000 or more has been set for Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Information on attending the meeting in person or virtually will be posted to the Public Meetings Calendar the first week of August.