The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,250,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) on June 17, 2024. The grant funding will support Project New CREST, which aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities that deliver essential services to rural residents in the Mississippi Delta region. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program...
The Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development (CFDA 90.201) program. The grant will fund the Enhanced Delta Aviation Project (EDAP), which aims to improve workforce development and create economic opportunities in the Mississippi Delta region. Key activities supported by the grant include providing aviation maintenance technician training, renovating training facilities, and offering...
The Delta Health Inclusion Program, a $450,000.00 project grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 Delta Area Economic Development) on April 18, 2024, aims to build navigable pipelines for skill seekers to enter and exit the healthcare industry in the Greenville, MS region. The program, administered by the Economic Development Center of Washington County Inc., will focus on workforce development initiatives that support economic growth and improved quality of life in the...
<p>The Project Grant award of $450,000 from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) will fund the Metro Booming Career Pathways Program. This program aims to train 350 unemployed and job-seeking individuals in Hinds County, MS over a two-year period. The training will focus on meeting the demands of local employers in the region. The award was made on April 18, 2024 and has a completion date of April 18, 2026.</p>
The Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation was awarded a $124,593 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) on September 13, 2022 to provide business training, marketing, and business development through September 13, 2024. The Delta Regional Authority aims to support economic development and improved quality of life in the Delta region through activities like entrepreneurship programs and job training. This...
The City of Natchez, Mississippi received a $107,065 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 Delta Area Economic Development program) on September 18, 2023. The funding will be used to stabilize a brick retaining wall on a local street that was at risk of failure, requiring repointing of fallen brickwork to prevent street degradation. The grant has a performance period extending until September 18, 2025. The Delta Regional Authority's economic development program supports...
The federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00 from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) is funding the Dream Impact Project Workforce and Career Training Program. This transformative initiative is designed to empower underserved communities in the Mississippi Delta region. The program aims to create economic development opportunities and improve quality of life through activities such as workforce training, business development, and support for...
The City of Clarksdale, Mississippi was awarded a $560,914 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority to support economic development activities under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The grant will fund services and infrastructure improvements focused on job training, employment-related education, business development including entrepreneurship support, and improving basic public services. As the Delta Regional Authority's mission is to partner...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $509,000 Project Grant to Grenada County, Mississippi under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) for the period of March 1, 2022 through March 1, 2024. The grant will support activities focused on developing transportation infrastructure, job training and employment-related education programs, and improving basic public services in underdeveloped areas that lack financial resources. In line with the Authority's mission,...
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...