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THIS WEDNESDAY – AR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY’S “LET’S PAINT THE TOWN” TRAINING. STUTTGART 12P. FOR MORE INFO VISIT ARCDS.ORG
The 26th annual Community
Development Institute is August 6-10 in Conway, Arkansas. More information at www.uca.edu/cdi
Upcoming
5-Year Preservation Plan Listening Session:
June
26 Little Rock/NLR, Tower Building, 5pm
June
28, Russellville, City Hall, 5pm
Save the Date: 2013 National Main Streets Conference April 14-16,
New Orleans
Main
Street Arkansas Calendar – June 25-29, 2012
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MONDAY
TUESDAY Mark & Sam –
Blytheville (interviews)
WEDNESDAY
Mark & Susan – Ozark (merchant visits);
Cary – out
THURSDAY
Mark & Susan – Siloam Springs (merchant visits); Sam – Harrisburg
FRIDAY Nancy – Searcy (design
consultation)
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IN
THIS ISSUE:
SoMa Revitalization
New Construction in Downtown
Paragould
Grants for Trails
Mission Small Business
Making the Most of Google for
Non-Profits
The Fall of the Creative Class
6 More Grant Opportunities
Highway
Dept Seeks Input
SoMa
Revitalization
New
Construction in Downtown Paragould
Grant
Opportunities for Trails
due
October 26
due
August 1
Mission
Small Business
-
$250,000
grant opportunities
Making
the Most of Google for Non-Profits
The
Fall of the Creative Class
Rivers,
Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
http://www.nps.gov/rtca
http://www.nps.gov/rtca
Connect your community to
America's Great Outdoors! Are you trying to protect your local rivers, save an
unspoiled landscape, or build trails where everyone in your community can enjoy
nature? The National Park Service can help.
Every year, the National Park
Service helps hundreds of locally-driven projects that create opportunities for
healthy outdoor recreation, connect youth with the outdoors, and connect
communities to parks. Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance from the
National Park Service provides no funding, but our experienced staff can help
communities plan for success.
Applications for assistance will be accepted until August
1. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their project ideas
with a staff member in your area before preparing an application.
Title: Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series
(walkability issues?)
Description: The purpose of this grant
opportunity is to bring together academic institutions/organizations and
community organizations to identify opportunities for addressing health
disparities through the use of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).
The objectives of meetings conducted as part of this award will be to: (1)
establish and/or enhance academic-community partnerships; (2) identify
community-driven research priorities, and (3) develop long-term collaborative
CBPR research agendas.
Eligibility: Non-profit organizations with
or without 501(c)(3) status are encouraged to apply. The opportunity is also
available to various governmental entities, local organizations, for-profit
groups and small businesses.
Last Day to Apply: October 17, 2014
In
partnership with Americans for the Arts and guidance from the National
Endowment for the Arts, Ovation has developed the innOVATION Grant Program to
fund and recognize the impact of artists and the arts in communities'
revitalization efforts.
innOVATION
Grant Opportunity
Three $25,000 and two $10,000 innOVATION grants will be awarded to Americans for the Arts organizational members through a panel review process which will be comprised of representatives from Ovation, Americans for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, communities can compete for a "Viewers' Choice Award" of $15,000 on Ovation's Facebook page once they have applied for the program.
Three $25,000 and two $10,000 innOVATION grants will be awarded to Americans for the Arts organizational members through a panel review process which will be comprised of representatives from Ovation, Americans for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, communities can compete for a "Viewers' Choice Award" of $15,000 on Ovation's Facebook page once they have applied for the program.
Through
the month of June, Americans for the Arts is holding a half-off sale on select
organizational memberships, so if your
organization is not currently a member, find out more about our various levels
and this sale at AmericansForTheArts.org/Membership.
For
more information about innOVATION
grants, please visit AmericansForTheArts.org/go/innOVATIONgrants.
Applications
will be accepted through July 31!
Grants
Improve the Quality of Life in Company Locations
Plum Creek Foundation
The Plum Creek Foundation provides support for community-based nonprofit organizations that work to improve the general welfare and quality of life in the communities that Plum Creek serves in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The Foundation’s areas of interest include community services, education, environment, and the arts. The remaining application deadlines for 2012 are July 30 and October 31. Visit the company’s website to review the grant guidelines and download the application form.
Plum Creek Foundation
The Plum Creek Foundation provides support for community-based nonprofit organizations that work to improve the general welfare and quality of life in the communities that Plum Creek serves in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The Foundation’s areas of interest include community services, education, environment, and the arts. The remaining application deadlines for 2012 are July 30 and October 31. Visit the company’s website to review the grant guidelines and download the application form.
Grants Further Business Opportunities in Rural Communities
Department of Agriculture
The Rural Business Opportunity Grants Program provides support for projects designed to promote sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs. Examples of activities eligible for support include the following: community economic development, technology-based economic development, feasibility studies and business plans, leadership and entrepreneur training, rural business incubators, and long-term business strategic planning. The application deadline is August 6, 2012.
Department of Agriculture
The Rural Business Opportunity Grants Program provides support for projects designed to promote sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs. Examples of activities eligible for support include the following: community economic development, technology-based economic development, feasibility studies and business plans, leadership and entrepreneur training, rural business incubators, and long-term business strategic planning. The application deadline is August 6, 2012.
Support for Art Projects in Local Communities
National Endowment for the Arts
The Local Arts Agencies: Art Works Program provides support for projects that address one of the following outcomes: creation, including artist commissions, artist residencies, and innovative projects in the creation of new work; engagement, including performing arts events, readings, screenings, broadcasts, visual arts exhibitions, innovative projects to increase access to the arts, and collaborations that strengthen community arts journalism and arts criticism; learning, including artist residencies and education and related activities for children, adults, intergenerational groups, and schools; and livability, including enhancement of public spaces through commissioning or installation of art works. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff if they are considering livability as a primary outcome. The application deadline is August 9, 2012
National Endowment for the Arts
The Local Arts Agencies: Art Works Program provides support for projects that address one of the following outcomes: creation, including artist commissions, artist residencies, and innovative projects in the creation of new work; engagement, including performing arts events, readings, screenings, broadcasts, visual arts exhibitions, innovative projects to increase access to the arts, and collaborations that strengthen community arts journalism and arts criticism; learning, including artist residencies and education and related activities for children, adults, intergenerational groups, and schools; and livability, including enhancement of public spaces through commissioning or installation of art works. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff if they are considering livability as a primary outcome. The application deadline is August 9, 2012
ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
June 18, 2012
NOTICE
The Arkansas State Highway Commission
announces the release of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
(STIP) for Federal Fiscal Years 2013-2016. This document is prepared in
response to Title 23 United States Code, Section 135 - Statewide Planning
Requirements, as amended by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
The projects listed are the State's overall highway and transit programs and
encompass all areas of the State. This program is consistent with the
State's long range plan and includes roadway, bridge, traffic signal,
intersection improvement, and transit projects.
The public is invited to review and comment on the contents of this document by
July 18, 2012. The STIP may be
reviewed at the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department’s (AHTD)
Central Office, the AHTD’s District Offices, the State Clearinghouse, the
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Offices, or the local
Planning/Economic Development District Offices. Copies are also available
by mail by contacting AHTD's Program Administration Section at (501)
569-2483. The STIP may be
downloaded from the AHTD Internet web site at:
With respect to urban areas greater than 50,000 in population, MPOs have
included individual projects in the Transportation Improvement Programs
(TIPs). For additional information on projects located within a TIP area,
the MPO can be consulted.
All comments regarding the STIP should be submitted in writing to:
Ms. Lorie H. Tudor
Assistant Chief Engineer - Planning
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
P.O. Box 2261
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
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