Arkansas Federal Spending — Week of 2026-05-10

Arkansas Receives $10K in Federal Grant During May Week

The Department of Agriculture obligated $10,000 to Arkansas during the week of May 10-16, 2026, marking a single federal award to the state during the period.

The transaction consisted of one grant-type award totaling $10,000, representing the sole federal obligation recorded for Arkansas that week. The Department of Agriculture served as the sole distributing agency, channeling funds through a single contractor or recipient entity in the state.

Grant funding dominated the week's activity, with the entire $10,000 obligation coming through this mechanism rather than through contracts or other federal spending vehicles. This concentration of activity in a single award type reflects a focused federal investment during the seven-day window.

The Department of Agriculture's involvement underscores ongoing federal investment in Arkansas, though the modest scale of this particular week's obligation suggests sporadic rather than sustained spending activity. The single contractor receiving funds represents the extent of federal vendor engagement during this reporting period.

The week's activity demonstrates the intermittent nature of federal spending cycles, with single-award weeks representing common patterns in state-level federal obligation tracking. Arkansas' $10,000 obligated amount reflects typical fluctuations in weekly federal distribution rather than a comprehensive measure of annual federal investment in the state.