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More than $270 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds approved for state water projects
Dec 6, 2022
https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/2022-12-05/more-than-270-million-in-american-rescue-plan-act-funds-approved-for-state-water-projects
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) approved $270 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding distribution at its meeting on Friday, (Dec. 2). A total of 157 projects will receive funding across 58 counties.
A full list of the awarded projects can be found at this link.
“In January, I laid out my “W.I.N.S. in 2022” initiative. One of those initiatives was infrastructure. We know that there is a large water and wastewater infrastructure need throughout the state and I am delighted to see the announcement today regarding funding distributions through the American Rescue Plan Act to help address this statewide need,” said Gov. Asa Hutchinson.