Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District Inc

14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DRUG COURT GRANT

NWAEDD CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

NWAEDD STRATEGIC ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS FOR MARION, NEWTON, AND SEARCY COUNTIES

THIS EDA PLANNING INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (NWAEDD), INC. WITH IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS IN THE CITIES OF HUNTSVILLE IN MADISON COUNTY AND MARSHALL IN SEARCY COUNTY, ARKANSAS. THE GOAL OF THE STRATEGIC ASSESSMENTS IS TO ALIGN EFFORTS WITH NWAEDD'S COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS), WHICH WILL ENABLE THE COMMUNITIES TO BUILD LONG TERM ECONOMIC RESILIENCY BY FURTHER DIVERSIFYING AND STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.

THIS EDA PLANNING INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) FOR THE REGION SERVED BY THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WHICH COMPRISES THE COUNTIES OF BAXTER, BENTON, BOONE, CARROLL, MARION, MADISON, NEWTON, WASHINGTON, AND SEARCY. THE CEDS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE CREATION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP TO DIVERSIFY AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (NWAEDD)AND EDA PARTNERSHIP PLANNING PROGRAM.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (NWAEDD)AND EDA PARTNERSHIP PLANNING PROGRAM.

MULTI-YR CONTIN EDD PLG

MULTI-YR CONTIN DIST PLG

MULTI-YR CONTIN DIST PLG

S-T PLANNING GRANT

NWAEDD DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT 2026 - VFP PROJECT ABSTRACT: THE BOONE COUNTY VOICES FOR PREVENTION (VFP) COALITION WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND AT-RISK FACTORS OF YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN OUR LOCAL AREA. THE PROPOSED GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT IS THE ENTIRETY OF BOONE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, LOCATED IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI STATE LINE. WITHIN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE OZARK MOUNTAINS, THE COUNTY COMPRISES 589.72 SQUARE MILES AND HAS A POPULATION OF 38,636 RESIDENTS. THE MISSION OF VFP IS TO STRENGTHEN AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PREVENT AND REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE OVER TIME AMONG YOUTH AGE 18 YEARS AND YOUNGER BY ADDRESSING FACTORS WHICH INCREASE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE, BY SUPPORTING FACTORS THAT MINIMIZE RISK OF SUBSTANCE USE, AND BY PROMOTING UTILIZATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES WHICH WILL RESULT IN COMMUNITY LEVEL CHANGE. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO CREATE DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES IN BOONE COUNTY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES. THE SUBSTANCES WE HAVE CHOSEN TO ADDRESS WERE BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LOCAL DATA, ROOT CAUSES AND LOCAL CONDITIONS. WHEN FUNDED, WE WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES CURRENTLY USED BY COUNTY YOUTH BASED ON STUDENT SURVEY RESPONSES FROM THE ARKANSAS NEEDS PREVENTION ASSESSMENT (APNA) SURVEY WHICH INCLUDE PRESCRIPTION MEDS/OPIOIDS, ALCOHOL, NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA. CHEMICAL VAPING OF NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA IS PREVALENT IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WILL BE A PRIMARY FOCUS OF OUR WORK. ALIGNING TO OUR LOGIC MODEL, THE VFP WILL REDUCE YOUTH (AGES 9-18) USE OF ALCOHOL, NICOTINE, MARIJUANA AND THE MISUSE OF OPIOIDS/PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES AND LOCAL CONDITIONS. OUR STRATEGY FOR THE UPCOMING FIVE YEARS FOCUSES ON LEVERAGING OUR ABILITY TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS, BROADEN COALITION CAPABILITIES, AND INTRODUCE INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEVEL CHANGE APPROACHES REGARDING THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE. CENTRAL TO THIS APPROACH IS THE EMPHASIS ON BOLSTERING COPING MECHANISMS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE FACTORS, MODIFYING POLICIES, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO INCLUDING ALL SEGMENTS OF THE REGION AND WILL BE RESPONSIVE TO CULTURE AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS SO AS TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE WITH AND SUPPORT ALL RESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTY. WE AIM TO OFFER EVIDENCE-BASED POSITIVE COPING STRATEGIES WITHIN SAFE AND RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUTH. THIS APPROACH ALSO ADDRESSES EXISTING CULTURAL NORMS WITHIN THIS POPULATION. OUR COALITION IS COMMITTED TO COLLABORATION, BRINGING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM MULTIPLE SECTORS, INCLUDING YOUTH AND PARENTS, TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE INPUT AND OWNERSHIP TO GUIDE THE PROCESS. THE COALITION EMPLOYS EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, UTILIZING THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK, THE SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE, AND OTHER PROMISING APPROACHES FOR OUR PREVENTION WORK.

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP OPPORTUNITY GRANT

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT