Press Release
USDA Rural Development and Winrock Launch Placemaking Project in Four Arkansas Communities
October 19, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, AR — October 19, 2020 — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA has signed cooperative agreements with five organizations to support placemaking technical assistance throughout the United States, including in four Arkansas communities. Winrock International will use a $215,000 grant to […]
Winrock Helps Arkansas Small Businesses in Phillips County Seek Disaster Relief Aid
June 22, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — June 22, 2020 — Winrock International is providing small businesses in Phillips County, Arkansas, with one-on-one guidance on how to navigate funding available through recent federally-approved programs. With only a fraction of the more than 200,000 small businesses in Arkansas applying for funding offered through the Small Business Administration (SBA) and other federal agencies, […]
Safe Migration in Central Asia Project Receives $2M from USAID
May 28, 2020
The Safe Migration in Central Asia (SMICA) Project has just received $2 million from USAID to provide migrants with informational resources, referrals to essential services, alternative livelihoods support, skills training and access to legal and psychological support. The SMICA project supports five Central Asian republics with evidence-based practices and cross-border connections to strengthen the mutual accountability and […]
Arkansas Maker Task Force Deploys Online Platform to Connect Local Manufacturers to Essential Frontline Workers
April 30, 2020
(North Little Rock, AR—April 30, 2020) – As Arkansas prepares for COVID-19 cases to peak in early May, frontline and essential healthcare workers continue to struggle with a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Arkansas makers and manufacturers are working hard to address this shortage, but a gap still exists between local organizations who need […]
ACR Selected for International Aviation’s New Carbon-Offset Plan
March 31, 2020
ARLINGTON, VA — The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has approved the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, to supply eligible ACR-issued emission reduction units for compliance under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). ACR is one of only six agencies ICAO approved and is […]
DRA and Winrock Extend Delta I-Fund to Help Delta Entrepreneurs Launch Startups
February 5, 2020
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded Winrock International a $675,785 grant to continue the successful Delta Innovation Fund (I-Fund) program through October 2021. Modeled on the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program, the I-Fund is a proof-of-concept business training program designed to assist potential start-up companies emerging from universities and communities across the DRA’s eight-state, […]
McCall Joins Winrock as VP of Corporate Affairs and Global Strategy
January 9, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 9, 2020 — Winrock welcomes Patricia McCall as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Global Strategy. She will lead Winrock’s efforts to develop impact investment programs, oversee corporate partnerships, and evolve efforts to secure philanthropic partners for our programs. McCall has more than 20 years of international experience in philanthropy advising, […]
Winrock to Lead $8.5M USDA Project to Improve Food Safety & Boost U.S.-Philippine Trade
October 4, 2019
Manila, Philippines – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new Food for Progress project to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulatory systems in the Philippines. Food for Progress is a USDA program that partners with developing countries and emerging democracies committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector. […]
EPA announces more than $7.5 Million in water quality cooperative agreements through Gulf of Mexico Division
August 14, 2019
Gulfport, Miss. (August 14, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it anticipates awarding seven Gulf of Mexico Division cooperative agreements totaling more than $7.5 million to fund projects that improve water quality, habitat, and environmental education in the Gulf of Mexico watershed. Since 2018, approximately $9.5 million has been awarded to […]
USDA Launches $1 Million Effort to Prevent Opioid Abuse in Five Counties
August 7, 2019
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – August 7, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $998,834 to launch a proactive program to prevent opioid and substance abuse in north central and northeast Arkansas, a region that has high rates of opioid abuse and overdose deaths. The two-year Delta Understanding and Preventing Substance and Opioid Abuse […]