Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has issued an executive order amending a previous disaster recovery directive to provide additional funding for communities impacted by the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that struck Arkansas on or about March 14, 2025.
Signed on January 14, 2026, Executive Order 26-01 authorizes $10,000 from the Governor’s Disaster Response and Recovery Fund, as permitted under Arkansas Code Annotated § 12-75-114. The supplemental funds are intended to support affected subdivisions with recovery efforts and help defray program and administrative costs incurred following the damaging weather events of last year.
The executive order amends Executive Order 25-05, originally issued on March 15, 2025, to expand the state’s financial support for mitigation and assistance programs in communities that experienced hardship, property damage, and disruptions due to severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Under the amendment, the Director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management will have discretion to allocate funds where they are most needed as recovery continues statewide…