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 The seal of the Delta Regional Authority | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Annual budget | $30 million (2017)[1] |
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The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a Federal-State partnership whose mission it is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Regional Authority serves 252 counties and parishes in parts of eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Led by a Federal Co-Chairman appointed by the President and the governors of the eight states, the DRA fosters partnerships throughout the region as it works to improve the Delta economy. DRA funds can be used to leverage other federal and state programs.
Under federal law, at least 75 percent of DRA funds must be invested in economically distressed counties and parishes. Half of DRA funds are awarded for transportation and basic infrastructure improvements.
- ^ Bliss, Mark (October 26, 2017). "Kinder cuts $500,000 from Delta Regional Authority operations". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved January 16, 2018.