Project Grant ED20AUS3070048

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...

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...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the South Delta Planning & Development District Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant funding will support hiring a Disaster Recovery Capacity Support Coordinator to assist local governments in Greenville, Mississippi with long-term economic recovery and resilience activities related to severe storm impacts. The...

This $525,000 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the North Delta Planning and Development District region in Mississippi. The region comprises seven counties in the northwestern part of the state. Through January 2023 to December 2025, grant recipient North Delta Planning & Development...

Delta Bank was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024) to support, prepare for, and respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus. The CDFI RRP aims to bolster the ability of Community Development Financial Institutions to address the needs of local communities facing economic hardship due to COVID-19 through the provision of financial and technical assistance...

The Delta Regional Authority, a civilian federal agency, awarded a $255,736.82 Project Grant (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) to Ochsner LSU Health System Of North Louisiana on September 15, 2023. The funding will be used to build a helipad adjacent to the emergency room, allowing quicker access for critical care patients. This project is expected to be completed by September 15, 2025. The Delta Area Economic Development program provides grants to support infrastructure, workforce...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Delta College, Inc. a $740,324 Formula Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund (CFDA 84.425) program. The grant period runs from April 3, 2021 through July 26, 2022 to provide financial relief to students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through CRRSAA-HEERF II Grants to Students. The Education Stabilization Fund aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus through supporting students with direct aid to...

This $1,499,999 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.280 - WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants) aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, including those in critical sectors such as infrastructure and clean energy. The grant recipient, Delta Health Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization in Leland,...

This $342,795 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Sierra Business Council with providing planning and technical assistance services to aid in the recovery from devastating fires in Northern California. The services will identify workforce and training programs needed to promote new job growth and diversify the economy, as well as prioritize key infrastructure repairs. Once completed, the project aims to increase higher paying job...

The New Orleans Career Center was awarded a $155,445 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The grant will fund the Career Center's IMPLEMENT ITS ADULT RAPID RESKILL PROGRAM from September 15, 2022 through September 15, 2024. The program will provide job training, employment-related education, and business development services to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas in New Orleans that lack...