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				Current and Recent News and EventsBiden-Harris Administration Announces Funding Availability for Delta Workforce Program
				Approximately $10 million in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is available to address employment and training needs across the Delta region Clarksdale, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Delta Workforce Grant
		
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				September 21, 2023Delta Regional Authority Graduates 2023 Class from Leadership Development Program
				Delta Regional Authority Graduates 2023 Class from Leadership Development Program
		
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				September 15, 2023Delta Regional Authority Announces Delta Revitalization Through Innovation Pilot Program
				Eight communities across the Delta region will participate in a year-long intensive as part of Delta Regional Authority’s new capacity-building program Clarksdale, MS – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced the Delta Revitalization through Innovation, Vision, and Equity (DRIVE)
		
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				September 8, 2023Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $2 Million in Funding to Local Development Districts for Capacity-Building
				34 Local Development Districts across the Delta region received funding through Delta Regional Authority’s LDD Community Support Pilot Program Clarksdale, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding $2.3 million to 34 Local Development Districts (LDDs) in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois,
		
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				August 30, 2023Delta Regional Authority Announces $3.5 Million Investment into West Tennessee Communities
				Delta Regional Authority’s investment will improve basic public infrastructure and support workforce development to BlueOval City and surrounding areas Clarksdale, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced a $3,539,000 investment that will boost economic development and improve the quality of
		
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				August 28, 2023“Forward” DRA Monthly Highlights
				Dear Delta Residents, Over the summer, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) hosted a cohort of interns as part of the Delta Regional Authority Internship Program. The program was designed as a resource to create opportunities for the next generation of public
		
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				August 24, 2023Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $600,000 in Funding to Address Infrastructure Needs
				Clarksdale, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding $630,400 to five communities in Illinois, Louisiana, and Missouri in its first round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure
		
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				August 23, 2023“Forward” DRA June Highlights
				Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy Dear Delta Residents, Last month, the 2023 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy class traveled to Washington, D.C., for its fourth session, where the DLI cohort members received professional development training and met with their
		
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				July 24, 2023REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 2023 DELTA SUMMIT
				Registration is now open for the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Annual Delta Summit at the JW Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana, from October 30-November 1, 2023. The 2023 Delta Summit, themed Navigating the Currents of Opportunity, will bring together community
		
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				June 22, 2023Delta Regional Authority Opens Applications for 2024 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy
				Clarksdale, MS – The Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) 2024 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy application period is now open. DLI is an extensive, nine-month leadership development program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi
		
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