Industrial infrastructure site development

The Tunica-Biloxi Economic Development Authority, LLC was awarded a $571,524 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority to support industrial infrastructure site development activities in Mansura, Louisiana. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) and will be completed by September 15, 2024.

As outlined in the program description, the Delta Regional Authority aims to foster self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life in the Delta region through activities including developing transportation infrastructure, job training, business development with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, and equipping industrial parks and facilities. This particular award will support the Tunica-Biloxi Economic Development Authority's work to advance industrial infrastructure site development in Mansura, Louisiana, in line with the federal grant program's goals of facilitating economic development and improving basic public services in underdeveloped areas through infrastructure improvements.