<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 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 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...
This $1,200,000 Project Grant was awarded on August 13, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant will fund a wide range of economic development and community development activities to be performed by the non-profit recipient, Delta Health Alliance, Inc., located in Leland,...
The Project Grant award in the amount of $365,869.00, issued on September 28, 2023 by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development program), will fund the establishment of a vocational training center in Cabot, AR. The center, to be operated by the non-profit organization Community Living, Inc., will provide job training and employment-related education to support economic development in the Delta region. The two-year project period extends through September 28,...
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, workforce...
The City of Clarksdale, Mississippi was awarded a $560,914 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority to support economic development activities under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The grant will fund services and infrastructure improvements focused on job training, employment-related education, business development including entrepreneurship support, and improving basic public services. As the Delta Regional Authority's mission is to partner...
The Coahoma County Mississippi Chancrey Clerk's Office received a $2,088,235 Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority to construct site improvements for infrastructure improvements in Clarksdale, MS. The grant was awarded on September 13, 2022 under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The Delta Regional Authority focuses on facilitating economic development, job training, and basic public services in underdeveloped...
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 $438,829 Project Grant to Family Scholar House, Inc., a non-profit organization, to catalyze critical capacity building in the region's healthcare workforce and improve clinical outcomes. This funding will be used to create a recruiting pipeline of new healthcare workers, increase retention of existing workers, and provide low-cost staffing and structured educational pathways for HealthCorps members. The project aims to address skills gaps in the healthcare...