County Assessors Mapping Program
Arkansas Centerline File Program
FEMA Flood Map Modernization Program
Arkansas Spatial Data Infrastructure (GeoStor)
Introduction | Resources | Status
2011 Parcel Grant Program
In 2010 the State completed a Strategic Business Plan for GIS authored by a national GIS consulting firm. Their findings were that counties lack additional resources to hire or issue conversion contracts to accelerate the conversion work, and so statewide progress has been slow. Counties with few resources either have no mapper or have part-time mappers and often these positions respond to additional duties in the Assessor Office. They observed that without a state mandate and state funding incentive some counties may never complete parcel map conversion.
A key recommendation of the Plan was for the state to implement a funding program to complete parcel mapping where the state would provide partial funding to be matched by county money. The recommendation specifically focuses on parcel polygon map conversion from paper to digital form. The plan was presented to the Governor and the General Assembly Joint Budget Committee in the fall of 2010.
The 88th General Assembly with support from the Governor enacted Act 559 of 2011 that establishes a mechanism and program for parcel mapping in Arkansas. This grant application package is the result of Act 559 of 2011. Act 1091 of 2011 provides a General Improvement Fund appropriation to the Arkansas Geographic Information Office thereby providing the legal framework for a funding mechanism. Upon passage of these Acts, the State GIS Board developed the program guidelines contained within this application.
NEW Grant Application FAQ (2011)
NEW Grant Application (2011): PDF, .Doc
NEW Certification Letter (2011): PDF, .Doc
CAMP Links
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Sample Assessors Budget (pdf)
(Final line item costs may vary. Hardware and software line item costs may be reduced through bulk purchases. This sample budget is strictly for planning purposes only.)
