Federal grants in Craighead County, Arkansas
Federal grants for work carried out in Craighead County, Arkansas totaled $299 million across 294 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Head Start, with $98.3 million. Arkansas Early Learning received the most, $98.3 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$299 million
- Awards294
- Awarded in FY 2025$58.0 million
- Share of Arkansas's total0.5%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Arkansas page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Arkansas that came to $44 billion of $59 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 65 | $77.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 74 | $40.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 73 | $63.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 86 | $59.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 91 | $58.0 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Early Learning | Nonprofits | 7 | $98.3 million |
| Arkansas Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 97 | $77.0 million |
| Arkansas State University | Colleges and universities | 38 | $67.8 million |
| City of Jonesboro | State and local governments | 27 | $25.1 million |
| Jonesboro Urban Renewal & Housing Author | Other | 25 | $7.0 million |
| Craighead County | State and local governments | 5 | $3.7 million |
| Wesley at Jonesboro, Inc | Businesses | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Biostrategies LC | Small businesses | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Caraway Housing Authority | Other | 13 | $1.3 million |
| Monette Housing Authority | Other | 11 | $1.3 million |
| City of Walnut Ridge | State and local governments | 6 | $1.3 million |
| Leachville Housing Authority | Other | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Center for Exceptional Families Inc | Nonprofits | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Southridge Fire Department | State and local governments | 2 | $1.1 million |
| St Bernards Development | Other | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism | State and local governments | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Lake City Housing Authority | Other | 11 | $999,264 |
| BBJ Solar LLC | Other | 1 | $957,852 |
| Jonesboro Unlimited | Nonprofits | 1 | $700,000 |
| Northeast Arkansas Community Mental Health Center, Inc. | Other | 2 | $528,752 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Craighead County, Arkansas?
$299 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 294 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Craighead County, Arkansas?
Head Start, with $98.3 million in 7 awards.
Why is this different from the Arkansas total?
The Arkansas page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.