Arkansas to Receiving $1M in Funding for April Storm Cleanup and Recovery

The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week the award of $1 million in grant funding to Arkansas for cleanup and recovery activities after severe storms caused extensive damage and flooding in April.

Between April 2-22, 2025, a strong weather system struck Arkansas, bringing severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. The storm caused widespread devastation, destroying homes and businesses, displacing residents, causing utility outages, and disrupting critical public services throughout the state.

A study from the World Weather Association, an international research institution, found that early April floods in Arkansas caused approximately $78 million of damage to agricultural fields.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a major disaster declaration on May 21, 2025, enabling Arkansas to request this funding. This award will assist with cleanup and recovery efforts in Dallas, Hempstead, Izard, Lafayette, Little River, Marion, Miller, Nevada, Pulaski, Searcy, and Sevier counties, and will be spread across four local workforce development areas.

This Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant allows the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services to provide residents with temporary jobs focused on cleanup and recovery efforts, as well as offer employment and training services to eligible participants in affected communities.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

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