Article: REP. ROSS, SENS. LINCOLN, PRYOR ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - PINE BLUFF TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark. (4th CD), issued the following news release:

Representative Mike Ross (AR-04) along with U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor announced today that the University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff will receive a Rural Development Grant of $100,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture. The funds are part of the 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative and will be used to provide outreach and technical assistance to develop entrepreneurs and businesses, including cooperatives.

"I am pleased to help secure and announce these funds for UAPB to promote small business and cooperative development in Jefferson County and ...

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