In Fort Smith, Arkansas, a place for creativity is rising, casting its light on an entire community. The Community School for the Arts, nestled by the riverfront, looks forward to transformative changes thanks to $5 million in funding through the federal New Markets Tax Credit program. The NMTC program is designed to attract private-sector capital investments into the nation’s urban and rural low-income areas in an effort to help expand access to quality jobs, healthcare, education, and other critical services in those communities.
