Deadline: 7-Mar-25
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) developed the Strategic Planning Program as a competitive grant program to help economically distressed communities address their economic development planning needs relating to public infrastructure, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and small business development.
Funding Information
- Total Funds Available: Approx. $1.5 million
- Grant Award Minimum: $25,000
- Grant Award Maximum: $150,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The following public entities are eligible to apply to DRA’s Strategic Planning Program.
- Local units of government
- Examples include cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, and special purpose districts
- Federally recognized tribes
- Public authorities and associations
- Examples include airports, city or county economic development organizations, and water associations
- Local development districts (LDDs) and metropolitan planning organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Examples include nonprofit organizations whose work is relevant and related to the type of plan proposed, such as organizations with 501(c)(3) status engaged in workforce development or small business development and community foundations.
- Institutions of higher education
- Local units of government
- DRA will only accept applications from eligible applicants who reside in the 252 counties and parishes across the agency’s eight-state region. Applicants such as nonprofit organizations or institutions of higher education that are not located in DRA’s region but serve communities within DRA’s region are eligible to apply.
- DRA does not accept applications from private entities.
For more information, visit DRA.