90.201

The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $206,000 Project Grant to the Management Training & Consulting Corp. of Marion, IL under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The grant will support activities from March 1, 2022 through March 1, 2024 to further the DRA's mission of partnering with communities in the Delta region to promote self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. Specifically, funding will be used to assist the region in obtaining job training, employment-related education and business development services with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, as well as improving basic public services and equipping industrial parks and facilities for underdeveloped areas lacking other financial resources. The grant complements the DRA's goals of developing transportation infrastructure, workforce skills, and business opportunities to build strong local economies across the distressed Delta region.