The government of Mississippi County has announced a total of $2 million awarded through its Mississippi County Infrastructure Grant Program, divided between 11 innovative infrastructure projects designed to address the needs of the county. Each grant provides up to $200,000…
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Arkansas Awarded $96M For 19 Flood Control Projects Across State
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is set to receive the largest federal investment of any state in the nation for new flood control projects as a result of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in Nov. 2021. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural…
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Biden to Require US-Made Steel, Iron for Future Infrastructure Projects
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Biden administration laid out requirements on Monday for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law source their construction material. The 17-page guidance presented by the administration requires that all materials purchased for infrastructure projects be made…
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USDA Program to Deploy Renewable Energy Infrastructure to Rural Towns
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUSDA Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make up to $10 million available to help residents of rural towns develop renewable energy projects that will help cut energy costs and contribute to the nationwide…
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Hutchinson Signs Executive Orders for Infrastructure, Energy Resources
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson signed three Executive Orders on Monday that provide recommendations for use of federal infrastructure funds, align audits in certain executive agencies, and create the Energy Resources Council to improve coordination during extreme weather and other emergencies that…
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Arkansas Ranks 17th in Nation for Performance, Cost-Effectiveness in Annual Highway Report
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas’ highway system ranks in the top 20 in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, coming in at no. 17, according to the Annual Highway Report by Reason Foundation. Reason Foundation’s Annual Highway Report measures the condition and cost-effectiveness…
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Arkansas Welcomes Project Funds from Historic Infrastructure Investment
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is set to receive its largest long-term infrastructure investment in nearly a century thanks to President Biden and a bi-partisan vote in Congress. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed despite a lack of support from every member of…
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AEDC Awards Nearly $11 Million in Grants to 50 Arkansas Communities
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $6.42 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 26 Arkansas cities and counties. The grants were awarded under the General Assistance set-aside, part of Arkansas’ $18.4 million 2020 formula grant allocation,…
Two weeks ago, we were all alarmed to learn about a significant crack in a beam that supports the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which connects Arkansas and Tennessee. Inspectors found no other problems, and now that the repair has begun,…
Infrastructure investment reflects our economic and cultural priorities. There have been several recent reports that illustrate the condition of Arkansas’ aging roads, bridges, dams, etc. Rather than focus just on the obvious physical conditions, we now need to consider the…