Funding in Arkansas

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Kerr Foundation Grants
Provides grants in the areas of education, health, cultural development, and community service.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Oklahoma organizations will receive first priority for available funds. They also accept proposals from the Washington, D.C. area.
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: Kerr Foundation

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Provides resources to build and sustain strong communities for all Arkansans
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Inactive Funding in Arkansas

The programs listed below have been funded in the past, but are not currently accepting applications. Information about these inactive funding programs is provided only for your convenience and does not indicate that the programs will be available in the future. To inquire about future availability of a particular program, please contact the funding agency or organization.

Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas Grants
Provides grants that positively affect the health of Arkansans.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
    Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas

Delta Regional Authority Federal Grant Program
Grants to communities in the Mississippi Delta region for infrastructure and economic development activities.
    Geographic Coverage: AL, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO and TN
    Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2009
    Sponsor: Delta Regional Authority

Delta States Rural Development Network Program Grant Program
Grant to support community organizations in the development and implementation of projects to address local health care needs in the rural Delta Region.
    Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
    Application Deadline: May 14, 2007
    Sponsor: Office of Rural Health Policy

Family Professional Partnerships/CSHCN-Family Opportunity Act
Grants will fund state-wide, family-run centers providing information, education, technical assistance and peer support to families of Children with Special Health Care Needs.
    Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming
    Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2008
    Sponsor: Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Gannett Foundation Community Action Grants
Provides grants in communities where the Gannett Company has a presence.
    Geographic Coverage: Limited to certain areas of 35 states and U.S. territories, see sponsor's website for more details.
    Application Deadline: Aug 17, 2009

H.W. Durham Foundation Grants
Makes grants to organizations that serve the elderly.
    Geographic Coverage: Primarily serves Northeast Arkansas, Northwest Mississippi, and West Tennessee
    Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2009

Heart Disease & Stroke Community Grants
The primary purpose of the program is to implement heart disease and stroke prevention interventions to reduce morbidity, mortality and related health disparities.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
    Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2008
    Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health

HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants for New Transitional Areas
Funds to provide direct financial assistance to transitional areas that have been severely affected by the HIV epidemic.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana,Tennessee, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina
    Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2007
    Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration

National Farmworker Jobs Program for Program Year 2009
Grants to assist eligible migrants and seasonal farmworkers and their families to prepare for jobs likely to provide stable, year-round employment both within and outside agriculture.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, and Nebraska.
    Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2009
    Sponsor: Employment and Training Administration

Rural People, Rural Policy Participation Request Statement Grant
A multi-year national initiative that energizes and equips rural organizations and networks to shape policy that will improve the lives of rural people and the vitality of rural communities.
    Geographic Coverage: West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona
    Application Deadline: Jan 25, 2008
    Sponsor: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Service Area Competitions-Additional Areas (For Project Period Start Date of December 1, 2009)
Grant available for the Consolidated Health programs with a Project Period Start Date of 12/01/09.
    Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
    Application Deadline: Sep 11, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care

Sustainable Community Innovation Grants Program
Funds projects that work to strengthen both agriculture and Southern communities by building explicit linkages between sustainable agriculture and rural community development.
    Geographic Coverage: Eligible states are AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2008
    Sponsor: Southern Rural Development Center

UnitedHealth HEROES Service Learning Grants
Funding to support youth-led projects that address childhood obesity.
    Geographic Coverage: 34 states and the District of Columbia
    Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2009
    Sponsor: Youth Service America

Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation
Provides grants in communities where the company has operations.
    Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
    Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2009