Project Grant MS7049

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...

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 $136,925 was provided by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to support the Community Foundation For Mississippi. The award aims to address the financial challenges facing the Jackson Public Schools due to the city's shrinking population. The two-year grant period runs from September 2024 to September 2026. The funding will support projects and initiatives that enhance transportation infrastructure,...

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 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...

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 $447,478 Project Grant under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to the Memphis Chamber Foundation. The grant will fund the "Pathway to Prosperity: Sustaining an Advanced Manufacturing Workforce in the Memphis Region" project over a two-year period from October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2025. The project aims to enhance workforce development initiatives and support economic growth in the Memphis region by improving transportation...

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 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 $110,815.00 was provided by the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to The Economic Development Corporation Of Paragould. The funding will support the "The Skills to Launch Program" to upskill the labor force in Greene County, Arkansas. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 13, 2023, will fund workforce training and development initiatives to improve economic opportunities and quality of life in the...