Downtown Little Rock Surface Parking Lots
Destination Downtown September 12-14; Tupelo, MS
Sam – CDI all week
Main Street Arkansas Calendar August 1 - 5, 2011
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MONDAY Susan – Searcy & Heber Springs
TUESDAY Susan – Osceola & Blytheville; Mark, Monticello
WEDNESDAY Susan – Osceola & Blytheville ;Cary – CDI
THURSDAY Cary – Jonesboro (Johnny Cash Dyess Home Benefit)
FRIDAY Greg & Cary – off
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Main Street Texarkana Issues 1st Revolving Loan Check
Old Windows Find a New Following
Rural America Disappearing? Population Hits a New Low
NW AR New Regional Tourism Effort
14 (yes 14) Grant Opportunities
Main Street Texarkana Issues First Revolving Loan Check
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2011/07/26/main-street-texarkana-issues-first-revol-624158.php
Old Windows Find A New Following
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/garden/old-windows-find-a-following.html?_r=4&pagewanted=1&emc=eta1
Rural America Disappearing? Population Hits a New Low
http://www.kait8.com/story/15165671/rural-us-disappearing-population-share-hits-low
NW AR Developing New Regional Tourism Effort
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/printable.aspx?aid=127534
14 Grant Opportunities
Open Spaces Sacred Places National Awards
The Open Spaces Sacred Places (OSSP) National Awards highlights the importance of nature in urban settings. The grants seek to support research that shows the many benefits of green spaces as a civil amenity and investment. Grants will be awarded from a pool of $5 million to plan, implement, and execute a planned natural environment. Grant proposals for up to $50,000 will be accepted.
Application deadline: September 1, 2011
Public Works, Economic Adjustment, and Global Climate Change Mitigation Grants
This U.S. Department of Commerce grant program supports projects that foster economic competitiveness while enhancing environmental quality. These funds will be used to advance the green economy by supporting projects that create jobs through - and increase - private capital investment in initiatives to limit the nation's dependence on fossil fuels, enhance energy efficiency, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and protect natural systems. Available funding is likely to be near $25 million.
Application deadline: September 15, 2011
Smart Growth Action Grants - National Association of Realtors®
The Smart Growth Action Grants program of the National Association of Realtors® supports a wide range of land-use-related activities. Each year $120,000 is distributed to state and local Realtor® associations to support smart growth activities. Applications for $1,000 grants to host smart growth speakers or cosponsor events are available year-round. Larger grants of $5,000 to $15,000 are available twice a year for local community engagement and more in-depth smart growth projects.
Application deadline: First Friday in April and October for larger grants; smaller grants accepted year-round.
Hope VI Main Street Grants
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/nofa11/HOPE%20VI%20Main%20Street
Community Challenge Planning Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=108994
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Challenge Planning Grant Program fosters reform and reduces barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. This Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other activities to support planning implementation.
HUD Regional Planning Grant
http://blogs.planning.org/policy/2011/07/28/hud-funding-for-sustainable-communities-grants/
Bikes Belong Announces Special Grant Round for Community Collaborations to Promote Bicycling
http://www.bikesbelong.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant/
Bikes Belong, which provides grants to organizations and agencies within the United States that are "committed to putting more people on bicycles more often," is accepting applications for Community Partnership Grants, which are designed to foster and support partnerships between city or county governments, nonprofit organizations, and local businesses working to improve the environment for bicycling.
Arkansas Department of Rural Services Rural Community Development and Rural Community Fire Protection Grants
08/19/11
12/09/11
03/16/12 Enhance quality of life - assist rural communities with improvement of local fire protection & related emergency services & construction, development and improvement of local facilities Incorporated cities and towns and unincorporated communities in RURAL areas of less than 3,000 in population; up to $15,000 award available; match required; number available will vary RCGP Grants Coordinator
101 East Capitol, Suite 202
Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682.6011
888.787.2527 Toll Free
Email: Rural.Arkansas at arkansas.gov
www.arkansas.gov/drs
Bikes Belong Coalition
Community Partnership Grants 08/26/11
02/29/12
06/29/12 Designed to foster and support partnerships between city or county governments, non-profit organizations, and local businesses to improve the environment for bicycling in the community Non-profit organizations, public agencies and departments; max award up to $10,000; an average of 20 awards made annually Elizabeth Train, Grants and Research Director
303-449-4893 ext. 3
http://bikesbelong.org/grants
Verizon Foundation
10/16/11 Improving lives in literacy, knowledge and a readiness for the 21st Century 501c3 non-profit organizations; award range $5,000-$10,000; number available is unknown http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml
AR Department of Parks and Tourism Trails for Life Grant
10/28/11 To construct trails or other facilities that encourage physical exercise for health
reasons Incorporated city & county governments; max award $70,000; number available will vary; cash match is not required 501-682-1301
http://www.outdoorgrants.com
Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America
11/01/11 Supporting projects and ongoing activities that build museums’ capacity to serve their communities Unit of state or local government or private nonprofit museums; award range $5,000-$150,000; 1:1 cost sharing is required; number available will vary http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm
Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4634
E-mail: snarva at imls.gov
Arkansas Department of Rural Services General Improvement Fund Grant Program – Community Enhancement Cycle 1 11/18/11 Enhance Arkansas’ quality of life by assisting rural communities with development/improvement of local facilities
Incorporated cities or unincorporated communities of less than 20,000 in population and unincorporated rural areas; max award $150,000; match required GIF Community Enhancement Grant Coordinator
101 East Capitol, Suite 202
Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682.6011
888.787.2527 Toll Free
Email: rural.arkansas at arkansas.gov
www.arkansas.gov/drs
USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program
OPEN Finance & facilitate development of essential community facilities servicing rural areas & maximize job creation & economic benefit Hospitals, medical clinics, elderly care facilities, police stations & vehicles, fire & rescue stations & vehicles, vocational/medical rehabilitation centers, educational facilities; amounts will vary; number of awards available will vary; cost sharing not required USDA Rural Development State Office,
700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416,
Little Rock, AR 72201–3225 501-301–3200
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/HCF_CF.html
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