Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today named 33 community leaders from all eight DRA states as fellows of the 2022 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy.  DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt.

Delta Regional Authority Statement on President Biden’s Signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Durham is the first Louisianan and the first woman appointed to DRA by a President of the United States.

Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the Health Resources & Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, today announced Louisiana Tech University was awarded a $600,000 grant through the Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training Program.  A Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY 2022 is now open with an estimated $1.4 million total program funding to be awarded.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), today announced a $14,587,500 investment to 12 programs designed to provide employment and training services to workers and job seekers.

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) officials today met with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officials and community partners for a pre-site visit on behalf of the recently awarded Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical mission. The West Kentucky Mission was awarded by DoD last month and will occur in Hopkinsville in Summer 2022. DRA partners with DoD and the U.S. Military’s reserve forces to bring medical, dental, and optical care to Delta residents in need of quality healthcare at no cost to the patients.

DRA is now accepting applications for the 2022 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy.  DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.  Chosen through a competitive application process, the 2022 Executive Academy class will include approximately 30 fellows from each of the eight DRA states.  

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today opened the application cycle for the 2021 Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP). The program invests federal resources across the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions particularly hard hit by industrial downsizing, business closures, and job losses as a result of the public health and economic crises.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today opened the application for the 2022 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy.  DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Chosen through a competitive application process, the 2022 Executive Academy class will include approximately 30 fellows from each of the eight DRA states.  

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today announced the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical missions to three Delta communities.  The West Kentucky (Hopkinsville), South Central Missouri (Eminence, Ava, and Houston), and Southern Illinois (Carbondale) missions will be held in Summer 2022.