Federal grant to fund safe room project in Peach Orchard | Community Spirit

The people of Peach Orchard will have a safe place to go when tornadoes threaten, thanks to a federal block grant.

Governor Mike Beebe announced Wednesday in Little Rock that the Clay County town was one of 13 Arkansas cities and counties to share in $2,488,596 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

Peach Orchard will receive $122,646 to build a safe room.

The other cities receiving funds include:

• DeQueen: $178,090 for wastewater lines
• Elkins: $203,000 for a senior center
• Haynes: $142,200 for a youth entrepreneur center
• Monticello: $203,000 for a senior center
• Plainview: $190,000 for a childcare center
• Pleasant Plains: $300,000 for a childcare center
• Siloam Springs: $203,000 for a senior center
• Stuttgart: $220,000 for a roof for the community center
• Trumann: $82,500 for an adult education center

And the following counties:

• Boone County: $203,000 for a senior center
• Sevier County: $325,000 for a county health unit
• Woodruff County: $116,160 for a food pantry

The grants will be administered by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Grants Division.

For more information on AEDC’s Grants Division, visit www.arkansasedc.com or call (501) 682-1211.