Committee asks UAPB to return with data after concerns raised about arts-based tobacco-prevention subgrants

Apr 28, 2026

Lawmakers questioned the effectiveness and addresses of nine UAPB tobacco-prevention subgrants, prompting a motion that expunged the J2 vote and re-referred the grants for further review in June.

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Representatives pressed University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff staff about the design and effectiveness of several tobacco-prevention subgrants funded by the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement and administered through UAPB.

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