The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Arkansas a grant of up to $2.3 million to create temporary jobs for cleanup and recovery in areas affected by floods and storms earlier this year.
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services says the grant will support recovery efforts in 28 Arkansas counties that were hit with severe storms, tornadoes, powerful winds and flooding from May 7 through June 15.
The counties covered by the grant are: Clark, Crawford, Dallas, Franklin, Garland, Hempstead, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Madison, Marion, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Polk, Scott, Searcy, Sevier and Yell.
