Federal grants to Little Rock School Board
Little Rock School Board in Little Rock, Arkansas received $29.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Conservation Research and Development, with $11.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $12.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$29.4 million
- Awards6
- Awarded in FY 2025$12.0 million
- Largest award$11.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2022 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $965,070 |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $16.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $12.0 million |
Programs that fund Little Rock School Board
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Research and Development | 1 | $11.3 million |
| Clean School Bus Program | 1 | $9.9 million |
| Magnet Schools Assistance | 1 | $5.8 million |
| STOP School Violence | 1 | $981,706 |
| Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants | 1 | $749,975 |
| Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | 1 | $733,339 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | 1 | $11.3 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $9.9 million |
| Department of Education | 1 | $5.8 million |
| Department of the Interior | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $981,706 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget period 1 (phase 2 - “strategic plan + energy audits”) will focus on conducting the american society of heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning engineers (ASHRAE) level 2 energy audits of all the schools/school facilities in the portfolio, and on developing a comprehensive strategic plan f | Conservation Research and Development | December 5, 2024 | $11.3 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to little rock school board. This agreement is to replace existing school buses with clean and zero emission (ZE) school buses. Activities: the activities include replacing 25 existing diesel school bu | Clean School Bus Program | May 16, 2024 | $9.9 million |
| Project catalyst - little rock school district magnet schools assistance program (FY 2025-29) | Magnet Schools Assistance | September 27, 2024 | $5.8 million |
| Mabelvale middle school, which is within the little rock school district and located in southwest little rock, Arkansas is the first middle school to transition to a community in school model in little rock and seeks to establish the school as a hub for the surrounding community. Through this projec | STOP School Violence | September 25, 2023 | $981,706 |
| 15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives like gran | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants | July 9, 2025 | $749,975 |
| 15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid aacr preservation sam.gov historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and fina | Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid | June 25, 2024 | $749,975 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Little Rock School Board get?
$29.4 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Little Rock School Board the most?
The Department of Energy, with $11.3 million in 1 award. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Education follow.
What is Little Rock School Board's largest federal grant?
$11.3 million under Conservation Research and Development, with its first action in the period on December 5, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Little Rock School Board?
Its largest are Conservation Research and Development, Clean School Bus Program and Magnet Schools Assistance.
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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