Approximately $10 million in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is available to address employment and training needs across the Delta region Clarksdale,
Eight communities across the Delta region will participate in a year-long intensive as part of Delta Regional Authority’s new capacity-building program Clarksdale, MS – The
34 Local Development Districts across the Delta region received funding through Delta Regional Authority’s LDD Community Support Pilot Program Clarksdale, MS – Delta Regional Authority
Delta Regional Authority’s investment will improve basic public infrastructure and support workforce development to BlueOval City and surrounding areas Clarksdale, MS – Delta Regional Authority
Dear Delta Residents, Over the summer, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) hosted a cohort of interns as part of the Delta Regional Authority Internship Program. The
Clarksdale, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding $630,400 to five communities in Illinois, Louisiana, and Missouri in its first round of funding through
Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy Dear Delta Residents, Last month, the 2023 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy class traveled to Washington, D.C., for its
Registration is now open for the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Annual Delta Summit at the JW Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana, from October 30-November 1,
Clarksdale, MS – The Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) 2024 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy application period is now open. DLI is an extensive, nine-month
CLARKSDALE, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) awards $11.7 million in investments to 28 projects in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee
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.
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