UAFS to get $2 million from federal stimulus fund (Updated)

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will receive $2 million $42.5 million of America Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus plan) funds for higher-education institutions in Arkansas.

The office of Gov. Mike Beebe made the announcement Monday (Aug. 10), with the money to be used for renovation, energy-efficiency upgrades, and expansion of higher-education facilities.

Updated info: UAFS Chancellor Dr. Paul Beran said the $2 million brings to about $5 million the money available for the expansion of the Boreham Library. The U.S. Department of Commerce contributed $2 million, and about $1 million is to come from Arkansas’ general improvement fund. Beran said he hopes to break ground within 12 months on the expansion. A rough estimate on the cost of the library expansion is between $10 million and $12 million, Beran said.

Four-year universities receiving funding:
Arkansas State University: $4 million
Arkansas Tech University: $2.96 million
Henderson State University: $2.9 million
Southern Arkansas University: $2.5 million
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville: $4 million
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith: $2 million
University of Arkansas at Little Rock: $4 million
University of Arkansas at Monticello: $2.514 million
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff: $3 million
University of Arkansas – Clinton School of Public Service: $270,750
University of Arkansas – Division of Agriculture: $1.4 million
University of Central Arkansas: $3 million

Rich Mountain Community College in Mena will receive $645,000, and the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville is set to get $253,249 from the fund.
 
Non-university or college operations scheduled to receive funding include the Arkansas Department of Correction ($4 million), Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts ($6 million) and the Arkansas Wireless Information Network ($4.1 million).

REGIONAL DOLLARS
According to information from the state’s Web site monitoring the allocation of federal stimulus dollars, at least $100 million in federal stimulus funds have been announced for the Fort Smith region.

• Crawford County: $12.255 million, with $11.484 million for education/higher education
• Franklin County: $4.566 million
• Logan County: $5.046 million
• Scott County: $3.153 million
• Sebastian County: $74.414 million, with $49.58 million for transportation/highways and $24.8 million for education/higher education.

Link here for more info on Arkansas’ participation in the federal stimulus plan.