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05117 Prairie County, Ark.

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U.S. Arkansas Prairie
Population 308,745,538 2,915,918 8,696
Total recovery funding $522,082,377,600 $4,489,994,609 $4,700,270
Funding per Capita $1,691 $1,540 $541
Unemployment
7/2008
6.2
5.4
5.1
7/2009
+3.6
9.8
+2.3
7.7
+1.6
6.7
7/2010
-0.2
9.6
+0.0
7.7
+0.7
7.4
7/2011
-0.6
9.0
+0.8
8.5
+0.9
8.3
7/2012
-0.9
8.1
-0.7
7.8
-0.5
7.8
Unemployment Rate, 7/08 – 7/12

This site was updated in September 2012. It includes recipient-reported data through the second quarter of 2012, which was released in July 2012.

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Funding by Federal Agency and Department

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Education, Department of $1,548,330
Transportation, Department of $993,892
Agriculture, Department of $692,904
Environmental Protection Agency $632,362
Social Security Administration $565,500
Small Business Administration $105,000
Housing and Urban Development, Department of $81,356
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $46,927
Justice, Department of $34,000

Projects

Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in Prairie County, Ark. Data last updated on September 2012.
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Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.

Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Type Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF $993,892 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Available for Use in Any Area (flexible) Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 3/03/2009
EAST PRAIRIE COUNTY PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY $632,362 Grant Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds To capitalize the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund for financing the construction of drinking water facilities and green infrastructure projects which will preserve and create jobs, promote economic recovery through the investment... Show more
This spending item is part of a $24,485,000 allocation. See details
Environmental Protection Agency 7/14/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $553,750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2009
Hazen School District 2 $542,161 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act Education Fund-for the support of public elementary, secondary, past secondary education, and, as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $363,053,019 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/26/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $495,522 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Guaranteed Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loans - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 5/31/2009
DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 $441,424 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act Education Fund-for the support of public elementary, secondary, past secondary education, and, as applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $363,053,019 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/26/2009
Hazen School District 2 $159,438 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act Assist States in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the IDEA.
This spending item is part of a $112,177,900 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 2/17/2009
DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 $153,970 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act Assist States in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the IDEA.
This spending item is part of a $112,177,900 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 2/17/2009
Hazen School District 2 $128,244 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $111,092,138 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 $107,506 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $111,092,138 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
DES ARC HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE $81,356 Grant Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (Formula) Recovery Act Funded The Housing Authority of the City of Des Arc implemented the following activities using Capital Fund Recovery Act Funding: Installed 32 entry and 32 screen doors on 16 units, renovated one (1) unit, and re-roofed 7 buildings on AR040... Show more Housing and Urban Development, Department of 3/18/2009
Sanners Oil Company Inc. $75,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 4/01/2010
Harry Saul Minnow Farm, Inc. $71,234 Grant Aquaculture Grants Program (AGP) Section 102(d) of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub.L.111-5) provides $50 million for a 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program (AGP). The Commodity Credity Corporation (CCC) provided a grant to the State of Arkansas for distri
This spending item is part of a $7,073,089 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 6/12/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $48,000 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Direct SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HSNG DIRECT LN - 2009 ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 9/30/2010
EVANS-HAMILTON $46,927 Contract As part of project: White River, AR/Project Number::19830::contract W912HZ-05-D-0008 Delivery Order 0041 is for a Sediment Transport Study to Assess Erosion from Dredge Material Disposal Sites and Possible Impact on Mussel Beds, White River near Des Arc, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only 11/09/2009
DARRELL SAUL, FARMS, INC. $36,294 Grant Aquaculture Grants Program (AGP) Section 102(d) of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub.L.111-5) provides $50 million for a 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program (AGP). The Commodity Credity Corporation (CCC) provided a grant to the State of Arkansas for distri
This spending item is part of a $7,073,089 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 6/12/2009
Jonesboro Paper & Chemical LLC $30,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 5/20/2010
DES ARC, CITY OF $29,500 Grant Recovery Act - Eward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program/ Grants to States and Territories The JAG Program supports all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, correc... Show more
This spending item is part of a $13,768,225 allocation. See details
Justice, Department of 5/21/2009
LM KIRKLAND TRUST $23,741 Direct P Emergency Watershed Protection Program Flood Plain Easements Recovery Act Agriculture, Department of / Natural Resources Conservation Service 9/28/2010
Hazen School District 2 $8,592 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Government Services, Recovery Act Government Services Fund-for public safety and other government services, which may include assistance for elementary and secondary education and public institutions of higher education, and for modernization, renovation, and ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $80,777,078 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/26/2009
SAUL FARMS INC DARRELL $8,000 Direct P Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Adjustment Assist; To provide tech assist & cash benefits to farmers & fishermen if increased imports contrib importantly to a price decline Agriculture, Department of / Foreign Agricultural Service 10/05/2011
DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 $6,995 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Government Services, Recovery Act Government Services Fund-for public safety and other government services, which may include assistance for elementary and secondary education and public institutions of higher education, and for modernization, renovation, and ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $80,777,078 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/26/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $6,000 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2009
DES ARC, CITY OF $4,500 Grant Recovery Act - Eward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program/ Grants to States and Territories The JAG Program supports all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts, correc... Show more
This spending item is part of a $13,768,225 allocation. See details
Justice, Department of 5/21/2009
SAUL FARMS INC DARRELL $4,000 Direct P Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Adjustment Assist; To provide tech assist & cash benefits to farmers & fishermen if increased imports contrib importantly to a price decline Agriculture, Department of / Foreign Agricultural Service 6/02/2011
County of Prairie $3,713 Grant Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) ARRA funding for the TEFAP Program will increase the amount of food that is available to low-income Arkansans through a network of food banks and soup kitchens.
This spending item is part of a $794,822 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Food and Nutrition Service 3/16/2009
LM KIRKLAND TRUST $2,400 Direct P Emergency Watershed Protection Program Flood Plain Easements, Recovery Act Agriculture, Department of / Natural Resources Conservation Service 1/27/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $2,000 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $1,750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $1,000 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 3/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $0 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Direct SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HSNG DIRECT LN - 2009 ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 9/30/2010