Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
American Rescue Plan
The following list breaks down how Fayetteville preliminarily is proposing to spend its share of federal pandemic relief money:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES ($10 MILLION AVAILABLE)
Water and sewer infrastructure — $4,000,000
Parks and recreation — $3,570,000
Employee appreciation pay — $1,819,279*
Upgrading water and sewer system computer network — $400,000
Lake Fayetteville water quality study — $201,840*
Total government expenses — $9,991,119 Remaining balance — $8,881
PROJECTS/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ($7,911,418 AVAILABLE)
• CITY REQUESTS
Child care voucher program — $500,000
Vaccine incentive program — $181,100*
Headstart education facilities expansion — $100,000
NWA Council covid-19 campaign — $93,969*
Total city requests — $875,069
• OTHER PROJECTS
Fayetteville Public Library workforce training — $1,258,579
Central EMS — $757,917
Total other projects — $2,016,496
• NONPROFIT GRANTS
Watershed Conservation Resource Center — $1,445,400
Illinois River Watershed Partnership — $893,272
Excellerate Foundation — $742,223
Peace at Home Family Shelter — $686,500
Magdalene Serenity House — $128,789
Beaver Watershed Alliance — $100,000
Legal Aid of Arkansas — $92,156
WelcomeHealth — $75,000
Apple Seeds — $71,000
NWA Crisis Intervention Center — $50,000
Credit Counseling of Arkansas — $35,200
Total nonprofit grants — $4,319,540
• FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
St. James Missionary Baptist Church — $150,510.36
FHA Development — $104,936.62
Fayetteville Public Library Foundation — $89,016
Tri-Cycle Farms — $84,764.18
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church — $50,228.38
Rockin’ Baker Academy — $41,862.87
Clinton House Museum — $39,451.23
Light House Solutions — $20,934.42
Symphony of NWA — $19,314
Mount Sequoyah Center — $17,537.32
Second Helping NWA — $12,000
NWA Jazz Society — $10,925
Community Creative Center — $5,000
Total financial assistance — $646,480.38
Total in projects/financial assistance — $7,857,585.38
Remaining balance — $53,832.62
Total combined — $17,848,704.40
Total remaining balance — $62,713.62
*denotes money already spent