Full FUN Park Grant list

Full FUN Park Grant list

10 Arkansas Communities receive funds

The FUN Park Grant Program is designed to assist small incorporated cities with populations of 2,500 or less and unincorporated rural communities, sponsored by their county, to develop their first basic neighborhood park or make fundamental improvements to an existing park to provide basic recreation facilities.

Funding for the FUN Park Grant Program comes from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund (NCRGTF) authorized by Act 729 of 1987. Funds are collected from a tax on the transfer of certain real estate in the State of Arkansas.

A $45,000 FUN Park Grant will likely challenge the grantee's ability to stretch funds and use local resources to complete the project within the grant amount. Local funds and contributions, such as site preparations and volunteer labor, may be required to complete the park. Only ten FUN Park Grants may be funded annually.

2017 FUN Park Grant Award recipients were: Bearden, Bradley, Central City, Gilmore, Gould, Gurdon, Hatfield, Horseshoe Lake, Huttig, and Lewisville.