Walton Family Foundation outlines Strategy 2030 for the region

By Kyle Kellams

Published June 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM CDT

The Walton Family Foundation has released a new five-year grant-making framework targeting civic infrastructure, entrepreneurship and workforce development in Northwest Arkansas, along with education and economic investment in the Delta. Robert Burns, director of the foundation's Home Region Program, joined Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss the plan.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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