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 $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...
This federal Project Grant award of $136,925.00, provided by the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), aims to address the financial challenges facing Jackson Public Schools due to the shrinking population in the city of Jackson, Mississippi. The grant, awarded on September 12, 2024, with a completion date of September 12, 2026, will be managed by the Community Foundation For Mississippi, a non-profit organization. The project will focus on...
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 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 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 U.S. Delta Regional Authority awarded a $491,105 Project Grant to Three Rivers College, a state-controlled institution of higher learning in Missouri, to establish the Bootheel Tech Training Center. The center will be centrally located to serve multiple counties and provide workforce readiness programs, job training, and career and technical education to the region. This award is funded through the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), which supports economic growth and...
This federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00 was provided by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), to Little Learners Spectrum Center, Inc. located in Farmington, Missouri. The grant funds will support the "LITTLE LEARNERS CHILDCARE WORKFORCE" project, which aims to enhance workforce development, job training, and business development programs in the Delta region. The project will be carried out over a two-year period...
<p>The Project Grant award of $450,000 from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) will fund the Metro Booming Career Pathways Program. This program aims to train 350 unemployed and job-seeking individuals in Hinds County, MS over a two-year period. The training will focus on meeting the demands of local employers in the region. The award was made on April 18, 2024 and has a completion date of April 18, 2026.</p>
The federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00 from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) is funding the Dream Impact Project Workforce and Career Training Program. This transformative initiative is designed to empower underserved communities in the Mississippi Delta region. The program aims to create economic development opportunities and improve quality of life through activities such as workforce training, business development, and support for...