“Forward” DRA May Highlights
…2023, and a virtual TA Workshop on May 19, 2023, to complement the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grant program. Attendees learned how to…
…2023, and a virtual TA Workshop on May 19, 2023, to complement the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grant program. Attendees learned how to…
…industry sector. The majority of DRA’s investments are made in communities that have been underserved, discriminated against, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. DRA remains committed to strategies…
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is offering a Virtual Pre-Award Technical Assistance (TA) Workshop to complement the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grant…
…sector leaders from the Mississippi River and Alabama Black Belt regions to improve economic competitiveness and social viability throughout their communities. For more information, click here. Applications due: August 16,…
…this email in your browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2023 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jessica Shappley 662-683-8670 jshappley@dra.gov Delta Regional Authority Graduates 2023 Class from Leadership Development Program Thirty-seven fellows…
…Monitoring and Compliance Coordinator – Southern Region. In the Community Clarksdale “Community Conversation” Federal Co-Chairman, Dr. Corey Wiggins, met with Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division,…
…million is available through the LDD Community Support Pilot Program, which targets capacity-building resources to the LDDs in DRA’s service area. The LDD Community Support Pilot Program is a non-competitive…
…and Development Commission training in Gray, Louisiana, October 4, 2023 North Central Planning and Development District training in Winona, Mississippi, October 11, 2023 2023 Delta Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana,…
…and how to apply: https://bit.ly/3KJRYYB. Community Infrastructure Fund DRA has announced funding availability for the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) that will support economic and community development needs within DRA’s region….
…Program applications accepted on a rolling basis 2023 DLI Executive Academy Session VI in Paducah, Kentucky, September 11-14, 2023 2023 Delta Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 30-November 1, 2023…
The DRA was established in 2000 as a formal framework for joint federal-state collaboration to promote and encourage the economic development of the lower Mississippi River and Alabama Black Belt regions. To fulfill this purpose, DRA invests in projects supporting transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, workforce training, and business development. DRA works to create jobs, build communities, and improve the lives of those that reside in the region. DRA’s region encompasses 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
DRA’s enabling legislation dictates that at least 75% of DRA’s funds must be invested in economically distressed counties and parishes and isolated areas within non-distressed counties and parishes. In addition, half of DRA’s funds must support transportation infrastructure and basic public infrastructure.
Delta Regional Authority
236 Sharkey Avenue, Suite 400
Clarksdale, MS 38614
info@dra.gov
