Project Grant MS54349

The Delta Health Alliance, Inc. was awarded a $499,825 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement the Mississippi Delta Produce Rx Enhancement program from September 15, 2022 through September 14, 2025. The program aims to improve dietary health and wellness of low-income, rural individuals with diet-related health conditions like diabetes, heart...

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 Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Rural Business Cooperative Services (CFDA 10.874), awarded a $1,000,000 project grant to Delta Health Alliance, Inc., a non-profit community-based organization located in Leland, Mississippi. The grant, awarded on September 26, 2024, with a completion date of September 26, 2026, will support Delta Health Alliance's efforts to address unmet healthcare needs in the Mississippi...

The Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers Opportunities, Inc. was awarded a $1,096,219.60 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177) to support the Delta Food System Partnership. The Partnership will build on prior organizing, recruitment, training and capacity building efforts to establish an equitable, sustainable and resilient regional trade network for food producers and...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) provides $471,978 to Delta Health Alliance, Inc. to implement telecommunications-enabled distance learning and telemedicine services in the rural Mississippi Delta region. The funding will enable Delta Health Alliance, a non-profit community health organization, to acquire and deploy advanced information,...

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 on...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Delta Health Center, Inc. of Mound Bayou, Mississippi on April 15, 2022 through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). The two-year grant will support Delta Health Center's construction and improvement of rural community health care facilities providing essential services. Specifically, the funding will enable expansion and renovation of existing structures to better serve...

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), under its Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201), awarded a $359,400 Project Grant to the North Sunflower Medical Center, doing business as North Sunflower County Hospital, to support the remodeling and construction of an existing building in Greenwood, MS into a medical complex. The award, which has a performance period from September 18, 2023 to September 18, 2025, will enable the rural hospital to upgrade its facilities and infrastructure...

The Delta Health Center, Inc., a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Mississippi, was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care, under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The award will support the expansion of behavioral health services to address the critical need for improved access to mental health and substance use treatment in the underserved Mississippi Delta region. The project aims to: 1) Integrate...

This federal Formula Grant award of $5,226,547.00 from the Administration on Aging, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045), provides funding to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) to deliver home-delivered meals and related supportive services to the 60+ population in Mississippi. The grant supports MDHS's efforts to enable older adults to remain in their homes and communities, avoiding more costly institutional...