The University District Development Corporation, based at UA Little Rock, has received a $30,000 donation from the Cadence Bank Foundation (formerly BancorpSouth Bank Foundation) to help offset rising building costs for seven new houses being built within University District. Continue reading “University District receives $30,000 Donation from Cadence Bank to Offset Rising Building Costs for New Homes”
Citizens Bank has donated $5,000 to the University District Development Corporation, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, to fund affordable housing efforts within the University District area.
The University District Development Corporation (UDDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded a $25,000 Building Black Communities Fund grant from the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative and the Arkansas Community Foundation. Continue reading “Building Black Communities Fund Awards University District Development Corporation $25,000 Grant to Provide Affordable Housing”
U.S. Congressman French Hill, AR-2, recently joined representatives from Bank OZK, First Security Bank, Arvest Bank, Simmons Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) in presenting $34,500 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to the University District Development Corporation (UDDC). Continue reading “Congressman French Hill joins banks in announcing $34K grant to University District”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate has achieved her dream of becoming a homeowner with the help of the University District’s First Time Homebuyer Program. Continue reading “UA Little Rock alum becomes homeowner through University District affordable housing program”
UA Little Rock-based University District Development Corporation has received a $24,000 matching grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas and four local members: Arvest Bank, Bank OZK, First Security Bank, and Simmons Bank. These funds will be used to help University District’s mission of providing affordable housing to the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “University District receives $24,000 matching grant to boost affordable housing program”
As the director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. John Kirk often serves as an expert source for journalists, students, and researchers looking to learn more about Arkansas’s history in race relations and civil rights. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professors featured in podcasts recalling city’s conflicted past”
Summer is back, and that means the return of weekly farmers markets at University District. Continue reading “University District hosts weekly farmers markets for summer season”