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 Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced the Delta Revitalization through Innovation, Vision, and Equity (DRIVE)
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 (DRA) is awarding $2.3 million to 34 Local Development Districts (LDDs) in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois,
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 (DRA) announced a $3,539,000 investment that will boost economic development and improve the quality of
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 program was designed as a resource to create opportunities for the next generation of public
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 the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure
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 fourth session, where the DLI cohort members received professional development training and met with their
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, 2023. The 2023 Delta Summit, themed Navigating the Currents of Opportunity, will bring together community
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 leadership development program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi
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 through the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). Funding for this program has been made in
National Rural Health Association’s 46th Annual Rural Health Conference and 8th Rural Hospital Innovations Summit Dear Delta Residents, In May, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at the National Rural Health Association’s 46th Annual Rural Health Conference in San
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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