The U.S. Delta Regional Authority awarded a $450,000 Project Grant on April 18, 2024 to the East Missouri Action Agency, Inc. (East Mo Action Agency) for the EMAA Regional Culinary Arts Project. This initiative brings together industry partners, higher education, workforce development, and other relevant agencies to implement culinary arts training and community development programs in the Delta region. As a non-profit organization with experience managing federal grant awards, East Mo Action...
The Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation was awarded a $124,593 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) on September 13, 2022 to provide business training, marketing, and business development through September 13, 2024. The Delta Regional Authority aims to support economic development and improved quality of life in the Delta region through activities like entrepreneurship programs and job training. This...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $256,689 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System to support activities under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The two-year grant running from March 1, 2022 to March 1, 2024 will fund job training, employment-related education, and business development services—with an emphasis on entrepreneurship—in Portageville, Missouri. As the parent organization of the awardee, the University of Missouri System will...
The Project Grant award of $184,372.00 was made on September 14, 2023 by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201). The funding will support activities in sixteen school districts across nine counties in four planning regions in Missouri over a 2-year period of performance ending on September 14, 2025. The grant aims to develop transportation infrastructure, provide job training and business development assistance, and improve public...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under its Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to the Bootheel Healthcare Foundation in Kennett, Missouri. The grant is intended to support economic development and infrastructure improvements in the region, which has faced steady population decline of 12% over the past 10 years. The two-year project aims to address critical infrastructure needs, support workforce development, and create economic opportunities in...
The City of Dexter, Missouri was awarded a $460,379.60 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201). The grant funding will be used to enhance the city's drainage infrastructure by channelizing and reinforcing revetment along drainage ditches and levees. This two-year project, with a completion date of September 19, 2026, aims to improve community safety and resilience through critical infrastructure upgrades. The Delta Regional...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $400,242 Project Grant to Montrose City Hall through the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) on September 8, 2022. The grant will fund the rehabilitation of the city's wastewater pond, with completion expected by September 8, 2024. The Delta Regional Authority aims to support economic development and improved quality of life in the Delta region through activities like developing transportation infrastructure and job...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $437,693 Project Grant to Missouri State University under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to ENHANCE GREATER OZARK TRADES PROGRAMS. The grant period runs from October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2025. Missouri State University, a public institution of higher education in Springfield, Missouri, will use the funding to develop and expand workforce training programs in the Greater Ozark region. This grant supports the Delta Regional...
The federal Project Grant award of $251,671.85, provided by the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), will be used by the City of Leadwood to improve the local water distribution system and address related infrastructure issues. The project has a performance period from September 19, 2024 to September 19, 2026. The funding will support upgrades and enhancements to the water distribution network in Park Hills, Missouri to enhance service...
The City of Dexter, MO was awarded a $299,930 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to enhance drainage infrastructure in the region. The funding will be used to channelize and reinforce revetment along drainage ditches and levees, improving flood mitigation and community safety. This two-year project, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2026, is part of the Delta Regional Authority's broader efforts to...