EDA funding will support the the purchase, design, and renovation of an existing building for use as a new resiliency center for the kisatchie-delta regional planning and development district in…

The Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District Inc. was awarded a $1,052,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to purchase, design, and renovate an existing building for use as a new Resiliency Center. The Center will provide multi-regional, multi-faceted resilience and capacity building services to aid the eight-parish Kisatchie-Delta region of central Louisiana in responding to and building a more resilient economy following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the designated economic development district for the region, Kisatchie-Delta is responsible for the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and bringing together public and private sectors to strengthen the regional economy and support job creation through business development and private investment. The grant was awarded on September 9, 2021 to support this mission-critical resiliency and capacity building initiative.

EDA funding will support the the purchase, design, and renovation of an existing building for use as a new resiliency center for the kisatchie-delta regional planning and development district in alexandria, louisiana. The kisatchie-delta region is comprised of an eight-parish area in central louisiana. The facilities will be constructed adjacent to an opportunity zone (rapides parish, LA tract 0105.00) and serve as a multi-regional, multi-faceted resilience and capacity building facility. The EDA grant will be matched with $52,500 in local investment at a time when a multi-faceted resiliency and capacity building resource center will be essential to aiding the region for business development and growth to respond and build a more resilient economy in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the pandemic. As the designated economic development district, kisatchie-delta is responsible for the ceds and bringing together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs in central louisiana.