Federal Grant

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UAMS Earns $750,000 Federal Grant to Relaunch Family Medicine Residency Program in El Dorado

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By Philip Allison

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has earned a $750,000 federal grant to help reestablish a family medicine residency program in El Dorado.

The grant was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. UAMS is one of just 15 organizations nationwide to receive funding from an $11 million effort to launch medical residency programs in rural communities.

UAMS will use the grant for curriculum development, recruiting and training faculty and staff and other costs associated with achieving accreditation and sustainability.

UAMS Earns $750,000 Federal Grant to Relaunch Family Medicine Residency Program in El Dorado

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Feds award $25 million grant for I-49 segment in the Fort Smith metro

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by Michael Tilley (mtilley@talkbusiness.net)

The almost 14-mile segment of Interstate 49 to be built in Crawford and Sebastian counties between I-40 in Alma and Highway 22 in Barling has received a $25 million federal grant and is in the running for another $250 million federal grant.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) said Thursday (June 27) that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for use on the I-49 segment. The money comes from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. No members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation voted for the legislation.

“After decades of underinvestment, the condition of America’s infrastructure is now finally getting better instead of worse – and today we proudly announce our support for 148 more projects in communities of every size across the country,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. “Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we’re funding projects across the country to make roads safer, make it easier for people to move around their community, make transportation infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather, and improve supply chains to keep costs down for consumers.”

Feds award $25 million grant for I-49 segment in the Fort Smith metro

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UAMS Awarded $11.48 Million Federal Grant to Establish Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer

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By Marty Trieschmann

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received a five-year, $11.48 million federal grant to create the Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer (CMIC).

The grant was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program. COBRE grants are awarded to establish centers of research excellence around a specific scientific theme that will ultimately become self-sustaining.

The UAMS Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer and its researchers will study the molecular features and properties of biomolecules that drive cancer using structural biology and high-resolution imaging with precise, quantitative analysis.

UAMS Awarded $11.48 Million Federal Grant to Establish Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer

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$2 million DOE grant to benefit energy efficiency projects in Arkansas

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by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com)

Arkansas will receive a $1.96 million federal grant to help local governments expand electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, support clean energy jobs and complete energy efficiency projects, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 14) news release.

The Office of State and Community Energy Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will give Arkansas one of 19 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program awards. More than $31 million in program grants will be given to 19 state and local governments. The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law identifies the money for the program.

“Nationwide, we are flipping the switch for an equitable clean energy transition: one community at a time,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. “We are empowering states and their local governments – that know their needs best – to implement ambitious plans to transform their communities and ensure no one is left behind when it comes to energy efficiency upgrades.”

$2 million DOE grant to benefit energy efficiency projects in Arkansas