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.

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.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced today the inaugural Delta Summit will be held in New Orleans, LA from December 7-9, 2021. Delta Summit 2021 is designed to bring together community leaders and subject matter experts from across the eight-state DRA region to discuss and learn more about the region’s opportunities for economic development, rural revitalization, and community resiliency.  

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today recognized the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Military’s reserve forces for providing nearly $900,000 in estimated value of services during the Delta Wellness Mission 2021. 

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Military’s reserve forces, will host the tri-state Delta Wellness Mission 2021 in Lake Village, AR; Greenville, MS; and Lake Providence, LA from July 9-17, 2021 to bring medical, dental, and optical care to Delta residents in need of quality healthcare at no cost to the patients.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), today announces the Notice for Funding Opportunity for the Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training Program to support education and training for future and current health administration professionals in the rural counties and parishes of the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), today announced the availability of approximately $29.2 million in a third round of grant funding for the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative.  Grants ranging from $150,000 to $1.5 million will be made available to create economic prosperity, gainful employment, and high-quality career outcomes for workers who reside in the Delta and Appalachian regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in these communities.

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced today the launch of the Delta Broadband Mapping Project, an initiative aimed at strengthening broadband infrastructure that supports telehealth, distance learning, and remote work throughout the 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state DRA region.