Today, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced a $99,777 investment to support Opportunity Zones (OZ) in rural communities across southern Illinois. Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission will use DRA funds to develop an OZ investment prospectus for a 16-county region. The prospectus will include demographic and economic indicator data, strategic advantages and assets, and investable opportunities in the designated OZ areas. Other partners in the effort include Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission, Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission, Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission, and Southern Five Regional Planning District and Development Commission.  

The Delta Regional Authority is pleased to announce that four additional rural hospitals will participate in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development – Technical Assistance Program (DRCHSD) which helps improve healthcare services in the Delta Region through intensive technical assistance to providers in select rural communities, including critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, rural health clinics and other healthcare organizations. 

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates four new Tennessee graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates five new Arkansas graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates three new Illinois graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates two new Kentucky graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates four new Mississippi graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates the new Missouri graduate of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy that now has the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates three new Louisiana graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Mississippi River Delta region and the Black Belt of Alabama.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) congratulates three new Alabama graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy who now have the tools to support DRA’s efforts to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives across the Black Belt of Alabama and the Mississippi River Delta region.