- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Cavin William Dabbs	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/3/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST FEDERAL BANCSHARES OF ARKANSAS INC [FFBH]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) FIRST FEDERAL BANCSHARES OF ARKANSAS INC, P.O. BOX 550	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) President /
(Street) HARRISON, AR 72602        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant (right to buy)   (1)	5/3/2011	(2)	Common Stock	113333	$3	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	On May 3, 2011, Bear State Financial Holdings, LLC ("Bear State") assigned a warrant representing the right to purchase 113,333 shares of common stock of First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. (the "Issuer") to Mr. Cavin prior to his appointment as a director and the President of the Issuer. Mr. Cavin is prohibited from further assigning or transferring the warrant, except for estate planning purposes, and may not exercise the warrant without the prior written consent of Bear State.
( 2)	The warrant expires on the three year anniversary of the Second Closing (as defined in the Investment Agreement dated January 27, 2011 between the Issuer, First Federal Bank (the Issuer's wholly-owned subsidiary) and Bear State).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cavin William Dabbs FIRST FEDERAL BANCSHARES OF ARKANSAS INC P.O. BOX 550 HARRISON, AR 72602	X		President

Signatures
William Dabbs Cavin		5/11/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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