The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to Mississippi Coding Academies, a non-profit organization. The funding supports the delivery of tuition-free, 11-month training programs that transform recent high school graduates into full-stack coders and web developers. The project aims to promote economic growth and development in underserved rural areas of the Mississippi Delta region by providing workforce training focused on coding, web development, and technology skills. Mississippi Coding Academies has also received two $205,000 Rural Business Development Grants from the Department of Agriculture and a sub-award under the Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act program to deliver additional workforce training services.
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