Fiscal year matching funds deadlines
Effective Dec 4, 2025Ark. R. 2025-29 (eff. December 4, 2025)Arkansas Code § 15-11-406
- (a) At its June 1994 meeting, the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission requested a monthly report, by region, on compliance with matching funds deadline requests.
(b) May — Wednesday following third Friday.
- (1) Regional budgets due to the Tourism Division of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism.
- (2) All associations will submit a matching funds budget for fiscal year (Fiscal Form 1) and a regional annual operational budget (detailed projection of all estimated income and expenses for the fiscal year).
(c) July 1.
- (1) Fiscal year opens.
- (2) Regional matching funds budgets approved by the division on or before the second Tuesday in July.
- (d) July — Third Friday. Monthly information for June due to the division.
- (e) August — Third Friday. Monthly information for July due to the division.
- (f) September — Third Friday. Monthly information for August due to the division.
- (g) October — Third Friday. Monthly information for September due to the division.
- (h) November — Third Friday. Monthly information for October due to the division.
(i) December — Third Friday.
- (1) Monthly information for November due to the division.
(2) Mid-year close.
- (A) All projects on the region matching funds budget must be accounted for and reported to the division on Fiscal Form 2.
- (B) A reminder will be sent to your regional contact person two (2) weeks before deadline.
- (3) Letter to request additional funds should be on file by this date.
- (4) Deadline to amend region matching funds budget with new, funded projects.
- (5) Unobligated funds will be reallocated to eligible regions, with no one (1) region receiving in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the funds.
- (j) January — Third Friday. Monthly information for December due to the division.
- (k) February — Third Friday. Monthly information for January due to the division.
- (l) March — Third Friday. Monthly information for February due to the division.
- (m) April — Third Friday. Monthly information for March due to the division.
(n) May — Third Friday.
- (1) Monthly information for April due to the division.
(2)
- (A) Copies of regional documents (Form 990, board of directors, and current constitution and bylaws) need to be submitted.
- (B) A copy of Internal Revenue Service Form 990 "Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax".
- (C) A copy of the region's updated board of directors listing with executive committee members and advertising committee members identified.
- (D) A copy of the region's current constitution and bylaws.
- (E) A copy of employment letter.
(o) May — Wednesday following third Friday.
- (1) Regional association annual operational budget for the upcoming fiscal year and a matching funds budget for the upcoming fiscal year (Fiscal Form 1) are due to the division.
- (2) End-of-year close. All projects on the region matching funds budget must be accounted for and reported to the division on Fiscal Form 3.
- (3) Unobligated funds will be reallocated to eligible regions, with no one (1) region receiving in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the funds.
(4)
- (A) Final requests for payments due to the division.
- (B)
(i) Requests received after this date run the risk of not being processed prior to the fiscal year end.
- (ii) For example, if you inadvertently leave out necessary documentation, there may not be enough time for you to gather it and send it to the division.
- (p) June — Third Friday. Monthly information for May due to the division.
- (q) June 30. Fiscal year ends.