Clarksdale, MS – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) that will support economic and community development needs within DRA’s region. Approximately…
…The Hankins Lumber Company Turning Lane project in Grenada, Mississippi, has been awarded $500,000 for various infrastructure improvements to accommodate improved access to Hankins Lumber Company. The Sunflower-Greenwood Medical Complex…
The Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) complements the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program as a primary investment tool for DRA. Investments support projects that address flood control, basic public infrastructure, and…
…and education in rural communities. From 2019 to 2022, DRA communities received 44 WORC grants, totaling over $57 million in grant funding, serving 12,426 participants. For more information about WORC,…
…telehealth, community coordination, population health, emergency medical services, and workforce recruitment and retention. From 2017 to 2023, the program supported 54 organizations in 52 DRA communities across DRA’s eight-state region….
…the communities they serve.” “We’re pleased to welcome these eleven healthcare organizations, representing a diverse mix of rural hospitals, community health centers and Rural Health Clinics, to our 6th cohort…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.2 Million Investment into Southern Illinois Communities DRA’s investment will improve basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and more in communities across Southern Illinois View this email…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $2.6 Million Investment Into Lower Mississippi Delta and Alabama Black Belt Regions Two communities in Kentucky and Louisiana receiving funding through Community Infrastructure Fund to…
…Lower Mississippi Delta and Alabama Black Belt Regions Five communities in Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennesee receive funding through DRA’s Community Infrastructure Fund to improve basic public infrastructure. Clarksdale, MS…
…these challenges and build safer, connected and more resilient communities across DRA’s footprint.” For more information about SEDAP funding availability, please visit www.dra.gov. For questions about SEDAP or DRA’s other…
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.
Delta Regional Authority
236 Sharkey Avenue, Suite 400
Clarksdale, MS 38614
info@dra.gov
