Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Federal Co-Chairman Chris Caldwell announced today Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has been named the 2020 DRA States’ Co-Chairman.

Today, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking contractual support for a qualified team of strategic planners, meeting facilitators, and writers to assist the agency in development of its new five-year strategic plan, the Delta Regional Development Plan IV (RDP IV).

CLARKSDALE, MS – Today, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced the Delta Workforce Program technical assistance workshops, which will occur in each of the eight Delta states beginning February through April 2020. The Delta Workforce Program is a DRA initiative designed to support workforce training and education, build long-term community capacity, and increase economic competitiveness across the Lower Mississippi Delta region and Alabama Black Belt.

CLARKSDALE, MS –Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced today a $181,931 investment to support Opportunity Zones (OZ) in communities across Arkansas. Opportunity Arkansas, an initiative of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Winrock International, will use DRA funds to bring together critical education and outreach to assist the region in developing projects that create jobs and revitalize the state of Arkansas.  Opportunity Arkansas will serve as the Opportunity Zone Investment Hub, focusing on convening education and outreach activities, assisting Delta community leadership with project development, and promoting projects via an online portal to investors inside and outside the states of Arkansas.

30 leaders from across the 8-state Delta region meet in Cambridge, MA for executive leadership training.

CLARKSDALE, MS - Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced today the hiring of Shawna Blair as Communications Director.  Blair, who formally worked as Deputy Director of the U.S. Senate Periodical Press Gallery, started her role November 18, 2019.

The State of Alabama is sending three leaders from the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI.) They will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate in the 10-month DLI Executive Academy to help further their skills in community leadership, policy development, and regional collaboration to drive economic growth across the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.

The State of Illinois is sending four leaders from the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI.) They will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate in the 10-month DLI Executive Academy to help further their skills in community leadership, policy development, and regional collaboration to drive economic growth across the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.

The State of Louisiana is sending four leaders from the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI.) They will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate in the 10-month DLI Executive Academy to help further their skills in community leadership, policy development, and regional collaboration to drive economic growth across the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is sending two leaders from the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI.) They will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate in the 10-month DLI Executive Academy to help further their skills in community leadership, policy development, and regional collaboration to drive economic growth across the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.