Federal grants in Arkansas's 1st congressional district (AR-01)
Federal grants for work carried out in Arkansas's 1st congressional district totaled $2.3 billion across 2,712 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.0 billion. Arkansas Department of Transportation received the most, $1.1 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.3 billion
- Awards2,712
- Awarded in FY 2025$401 million
- Share of Arkansas's total3.9%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Arkansas total of $59 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 677 | $613 million |
| FY 2022 | 666 | $413 million |
| FY 2023 | 705 | $454 million |
| FY 2024 | 787 | $462 million |
| FY 2025 | 792 | $401 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 866 | $1.1 billion |
| Whiteriver Regional Irrigation | State and local governments | 5 | $100.0 million |
| Arkansas Early Learning | Nonprofits | 7 | $98.3 million |
| Arcare | Other | 21 | $97.0 million |
| Arkansas State University | Colleges and universities | 40 | $67.9 million |
| Mississippi Co Arkansas Eoc Inc | State and local governments | 4 | $62.0 million |
| Bayou Meto Irrigation District | State and local governments | 2 | $40.6 million |
| East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc. | Other | 8 | $32.3 million |
| Mainline Health Systems Inc | Other | 12 | $30.7 million |
| Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc | Other | 8 | $30.3 million |
| 1st Choice Healthcare, Inc. | Other | 8 | $29.7 million |
| Black River Area Development Corporation | State and local governments | 5 | $28.1 million |
| City of Jonesboro | State and local governments | 27 | $25.1 million |
| North Arkansas College | Colleges and universities | 16 | $22.1 million |
| Northcentral Arkansas Development Council (Nadc), Inc. | Nonprofits | 4 | $19.2 million |
| Ozark Opportunities Inc | Nonprofits | 3 | $16.7 million |
| West Helena Housing Authority | State and local governments | 16 | $15.9 million |
| Lee County Cooperative Clinic | Other | 6 | $15.9 million |
| Mid-Delta Health Systems Inc | Other | 9 | $14.7 million |
| Phillips Community College of University of Arkansas | Colleges and universities | 7 | $14.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Arkansas's 1st congressional district?
$2.3 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,712 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Arkansas's 1st congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.0 billion in 841 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-district work count in no single district.