Federal grants to Department of Agriculture Arkansas
Department of Agriculture Arkansas in Little Rock, Arkansas received $16.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 28 awards. Its largest program was Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program, with $5.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$16.7 million
- Awards28
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.6 million
- Largest award$5.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $2.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $6.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $1.6 million |
Programs that fund Department of Agriculture Arkansas
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | 1 | $5.6 million |
| Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill | 8 | $3.3 million |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Food and Drug Administration Research | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Wildlife Services | 1 | $650,000 |
| Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program | 1 | $450,515 |
| Animal Disease and Animal Care | 3 | $407,414 |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 2 | $138,366 |
| Farm to School Grant Program | 1 | $97,915 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 25 | $14.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $2.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resilient food systems infrastructure program | Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | August 31, 2023 | $5.6 million |
| To continue the established co-funded position to support the continued monitoring of edge of field water quality parameters at various farms throughout Arkansas, primarily those on discovery farms. | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | September 27, 2024 | $2.7 million |
| Path c the fda's cooperative agreement program for states and territories to implement a national produce safety program. - the Arkansas department of agriculture (ADA) produce safety program will continue the implementation of the fsma produce safety rule as a path c applicant. The program will mai | Food and Drug Administration Research | June 28, 2021 | $2.2 million |
| Dlt congressionally directed spending - grants | Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants | January 15, 2025 | $1.0 million |
| Breeding downy mildew resist in spinach | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill | October 26, 2021 | $754,448 |
| The primary objective for this project is to eliminate feral swine andthe associated damage in the project area: zone 1 with the followingproject goals: 1. Implement a systematically coordinated feral swinedamage management and elimination plan within the project area toaddress individual hydrologic | Wildlife Services | August 4, 2022 | $650,000 |
| The Arkansas department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; expanding availability and access to specialty crops; and addres | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill | October 28, 2021 | $477,369 |
| The Arkansas department of agriculture will use farm and ranch stress assistance network-state department of agriculture funding to sustain or expand stress assistance programs for those engaged in agriculture and agriculture-related industries. The department will work with exsiting organziations t | Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program | August 10, 2021 | $450,515 |
| The Arkansas department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops expanding availability and access to specialty crops and addressin | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill | September 18, 2023 | $364,134 |
| The Arkansas department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops expanding availability and access to specialty crops and addressin | Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill | August 22, 2024 | $363,564 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Agriculture Arkansas get?
$16.7 million in 28 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Agriculture Arkansas the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $14.5 million in 25 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Department of Agriculture Arkansas's largest federal grant?
$5.6 million under Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program, with its first action in the period on August 31, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Agriculture Arkansas?
Its largest are Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill and Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
Other grant recipients in Little Rock
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Department of Education Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Transportation
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Arkansas Department of Health
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
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