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 Delta Health Care Services Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Washington Office Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.874) provides $631,150 in funding to the Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc. in Arkansas. The grant, awarded on September 26, 2023, supports initiatives to address unmet health needs in the Delta Region through collaboration among healthcare professionals, higher education institutions, research organizations, and economic...
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,...
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) awarded a $229,170 Project Grant (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) to the Southeast Arkansas Community Action Corp (SEACAC), a non-profit organization, to fund the SEACAC Certified Caregiver and Nursing Assistant Workforce Development Program. This two-year program aims to provide job training, employment-related education, and business development support to help low-income individuals and families in Southeast Arkansas achieve...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Rural Health Research Centers Program (CFDA 93.155) Project Grant to Delta Health System in Greenville, Mississippi. The grant, with an award date of August 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2027, will support the development of new rural medical residency programs to address physician workforce shortages in the region. Key deliverables are expected to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $1,000,000 Delta Health Care Services Grant to Delta Health Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Leland, Mississippi. The grant, under CFDA Program 10.874, supports collaborative efforts among healthcare professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and economic development entities to develop health services, education programs, job training, and...
Henderson Community College received a $650,501 Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority to purchase training equipment to double the capacity of its Advanced Manufacturing Center lab. The grant was awarded on September 13, 2022 under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) and is scheduled to be completed by September 13, 2024. The Delta Regional Authority aims to support economic development and improved quality of life...
The federal Project Grant award of $447,500.00, provided by the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), will enable The Collective Blueprint (TCB) and the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) to dramatically expand access to healthcare career pathways. The grant, awarded on April 18, 2024, will run through April 18, 2026, and will benefit healthcare industry employers as well as disadvantaged job seekers in Memphis, Tennessee. The...
The AR Delta Advance Emergency Medical Services Training Initiative is a $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 Delta Area Economic Development) to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), a non-profit healthcare consortium. The grant aims to address critical workforce shortages in the emergency medical services (EMS) sector by bringing together non-profit, education, healthcare, economic, workforce development, and industry stakeholders within the...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $442,980 Project Grant to Gradus Project, a woman-owned, Black American-owned non-profit organization, to implement the "PROJECT EAT EARN ASSIST TRAIN FOOD AS AN ECONOMIC MOBILITY TOOL" program in Memphis, TN. The grant, funded under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), aims to enhance economic mobility by using food-related initiatives as a tool. The two-year project, with an end date of October 1, 2025, will likely focus...