The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Tougaloo College a $16,000,000 Project Grant under the Construction Support program (CFDA 93.352) to build a new Biomedical Research and Training Center on the college's campus. This facility will enhance Tougaloo's research programs and collaborations focused on chronic diseases and health disparities affecting the African American community. The new center will enable Tougaloo faculty, students, and research partners to expand their expertise...
This federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00, issued on April 18, 2024 by the Delta Regional Authority, aims to address deep-seated employment issues in rural Alabama through a collaboration between Tuskegee University and TrendCo USA, in partnership with the Macon County Economic Development Authority. The funding will support scalable remedies and systemic solutions to improve economic development and increase employment opportunities in the targeted rural region. As the awardee, Tuskegee...
This $2,700,000 Project Grant award was made by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The award supports a wide range of economic development and community development activities to be carried out by Tougaloo College, a private historically Black liberal arts institution located in Tougaloo,...
The City of Grambling, Louisiana received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority on September 15, 2022 to complete the replacement of the college lift station force main by September 15, 2024. This award falls under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201), which focuses on activities supporting the Authority's mission to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life...
This federal Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) in the amount of $254,500.00 will assist the Town of Falcon, MS in reconnecting their water well to the local water system. This project aims to increase the capacity and resilience of the town's water infrastructure. The grant has a period of performance from November 28, 2023 to November 28, 2025. The Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program provides...
The Town of Jonesboro received a $161,307.57 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to provide a water well and treatment plant for the town. The award was made on September 15, 2023 with a final completion date of September 15, 2025. The Delta Area Economic Development program funds a range of infrastructure and economic development initiatives in the Delta region, including projects focused on improving water and sewer...
The Tougaloo College Research And Development, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, received a $249,205 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services. The grant supports the organization's efforts to facilitate small business and cooperative development, as well as provide technical assistance, to improve the economy in rural communities in Mississippi over a two-year period from...
The U.S. Delta Regional Authority awarded a $491,105 Project Grant to Three Rivers College, a state-controlled institution of higher learning in Missouri, to establish the Bootheel Tech Training Center. The center will be centrally located to serve multiple counties and provide workforce readiness programs, job training, and career and technical education to the region. This award is funded through the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), which supports economic growth and...
The Town of Tullos in Tullos, Louisiana received a $1,012,860 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority to construct a water treatment plant to reduce disinfectant and disinfection byproducts. The grant was awarded on September 13, 2022 under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) and is scheduled for completion by September 13, 2024. The Delta Regional Authority aims to support economic development and improved quality of life in the...
This federal Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) will provide $254,500.00 to the Town of Falcon to assist with reconnecting their water well to the water system. This project aims to increase the capacity and resilience of the town's water system. The grant period runs from the award date of November 28, 2023 through the ultimate completion date of November 28, 2025. The Delta Regional Authority is the funding...