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ABOUT The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) works to improve regional economic opportunity by helping to create jobs, build communities, and improve lives for the 10 million people who reside in the 252 counties and parishes of the eight- state Delta region. Led by the Delta Regional Authority Board -- comprised of the Federal Co-Chairman, appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and the governors of the eight states -- DRA fosters local and regional partnerships that address economic and social challenges to ultimately strengthen the Delta economy and the quality of life for Delta residents.

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LA SALLE ROCK ISLAND WILL HENRY GRUNDY

MERCER PUTNAM KANKAKEE

DRA REGION STARK MARSHALL

KNOX

WARREN WOODFORD LIVINGSTON PEORIA Per federal statute, DRA’s region HENDERSON

FULTON PUTNAM SCOTLAND MERCER HANCOCK FORD IROQUOIS WORTH TAZEWELL

NODAWAY MCLEAN ATCHISON SCHUYLER MCDONOUGH CLARK

includes 252 counties and parishes ADAIR DE WITT HARRISON HOLT KNOX MASON GRUNDY SCHUYLER VERMILION GENTRY LOGAN SULLIVAN LEWIS

DAVIESS MENARD ANDREW CASS MACON PIATT DE KALB ADAMS CHAMPAIGN LINN BROWN LIVINGSTON MACON SHELBY across eight states, collectively MARION SANGAMON DOUGLAS MORGAN MOULTRIE CLINTON CHARITON EDGAR BUCHANAN CALDWELL CHRISTIAN RALLS PIKE SCOTT MONROE RANDOLPH COLES CARROLL PLATTE

CLAY designated the River Delta RAY CALHOUN GREENE SHELBY PIKE CUMBERLAND MONTGOMERY CLARK AUDRAIN

MACOUPIN SALINE BOONE HOWARD

LAFAYETTE LINCOLN EFFINGHAM JASPER MONTGOMERY JERSEY FAYETTE KENTON JACKSON BOND CRAWFORD and Black Belt regions. BOONE CAMPBELL COOPER ST. CHARLES MADISON PETTIS RICHLAND CALLAWAY WARREN PENDLETON CLAY GALLATIN BRACKEN MARION LAWRENCE JOHNSON CARROLL GRANT TRIMBLE ST. LOUIS CLINTON CITY MASON MONITEAU CASS GASCONADE ST. LOUIS OWEN WABASH ROBERTSON LEWIS GREENUP ST. CLAIR HENRY HARRISON WAYNE OLDHAM BOYD COLE OSAGE NICHOLAS FLEMING BATES HENRY FRANKLIN JEFFERSON SCOTT WASHINGTON EDWARDS BENTON MORGAN MONROE FRANKLIN CARTER JEFFERSON SHELBY

MILLER MARIES RANDOLPH WHITE BATH JEFFERSON BOURBON ELLIOTT LAWRENCE WOODFORD ROWAN ST. CLAIR WASHINGTON Participating states include: FAYETTE MONTGOMERY CRAWFORD HAMILTON CAMDEN PERRY ANDERSON HICKORY FRANKLIN BULLITT SPENCER VERNON MORGAN CLARK JESSAMINE ST. MEADE SALINE MENIFEE HANCOCK PHELPS GENEVIEVE JOHNSON JACKSON MERCER POWELL MARTIN CEDAR WASHINGTON WOLFE ST. GALLATIN NELSON POLK PULASKI DALLAS FRANCOIS PERRY HENDERSON BRECKINRIDGE HARDIN DENT WILLIAMSON MADISON DAVIESS GARRARD MAGOFFIN IRON ESTILL • Alabama UNION LEE BOYLE FLOYD LACLEDE MARION BARTON HARDIN OHIO REYNOLDS UNION LARUE BREATHITT MADISON PIKE POPE WEBSTER DADE MCLEAN JOHNSON CASEY LINCOLN ROCKCASTLE CAPE OWSLEY JACKSON GRAYSON CRITTENDEN GREENE GIRARDEAU TEXAS PERRY WRIGHT HART TAYLOR ALEXANDER LIVINGSTON GREEN KNOTT WEBSTER JASPER PULASKI MASSAC BOLLINGER HOPKINS EDMONSON • CALDWELL BUTLER CLAY SHANNON MUHLENBERG ADAIR LYON LETCHER LESLIE WAYNE SCOTT LAUREL PULASKI BALLARD WARREN METCALFE RUSSELL LAWRENCE MCCRACKEN CHRISTIAN KNOX DOUGLAS CHRISTIAN LOGAN CARTER TODD HARLAN BARREN STONE STODDARD MISSISSIPPI CARLISLE CUMBERLAND WHITLEY NEWTON BARRY MARSHALL MONROE • TRIGG WAYNE HOWELL RIPLEY HICKMAN ALLEN BELL MCDONALD OZARK GRAVES SIMPSON CLINTON MCCREARY BUTLER ROBERTSON SUMNER PICKETT TANEY OREGON STEWART MACON FULTON CALLOWAY CLAY JOHNSON CLAIBORNE SULLIVAN NEW MADRID HANCOCK FULTON MONTGOMERY CAMPBELL TROUSDALE HAWKINS HENRY JACKSON CLAY WEAKLEY RANDOLPH CHEATHAM CARROLL OVERTON SCOTT • BAXTER LAKE FENTRESS GRAINGER BENTON UNION MARION OBION HOUSTON BOONE WASHINGTON SMITH HAMBLEN CARTER DAVIDSON PEMISCOT DUNKLIN GREENE DICKSON MORGAN ANDERSON IZARD SHARP DYER WILSON PUTNAM BENTON GREENE UNICOI JEFFERSON DE KALB CUMBERLAND KNOX MADISON LAWRENCE WHITE MISSISSIPPI GIBSON HUMPHREYS CARROLL • NEWTON WILLIAMSON RUTHERFORD CANNON SEARCY COCKE WASHINGTON STONE CRAIGHEAD HICKMAN ROANE SEVIER LAUDERDALE CROCKETT WARREN CRAWFORD PERRY LOUDON HAYWOOD MAURY VAN BLEDSOE INDEPENDENCE CLEBURNE HENDERSON BUREN FRANKLIN RHEA BLOUNT MADISON JOHNSON JACKSON VAN BUREN POINSETT COFFEE • Mississippi TIPTON DECATUR LEWIS GRUNDY MARSHALL BEDFORD MONROE CHESTER HARDEMAN MEIGS MCMINN POPE CONWAY CRITTENDEN MOORE SEQUATCHIE HAMILTON CROSS MCNAIRY FAULKNER LOGAN SHELBY WHITE HARDIN LAWRENCE FAYETTE WAYNE MARION SEBASTIAN POLK GILES LINCOLN WOODRUFF FRANKLIN BRADLEY • ST. FRANCIS YELL PERRY LAUDERDALE

PRAIRIE BENTON SCOTT LONOKE DE SOTO JACKSON LEE LIMESTONE ALCORN TIPPAH MADISON MARSHALL TISHOMINGO TATE PULASKI COLBERT SALINE • PRENTISS TUNICA MONROE GARLAND POLK MONTGOMERY PHILLIPS UNION LAFAYETTE FRANKLIN LAWRENCE PANOLA DE KALB MORGAN ARKANSAS ITAWAMBA HOT SPRING PONTOTOC LEE MARSHALL GRANT JEFFERSON COAHOMA WINSTON MARION QUITMAN ETOWAH PIKE CULLMAN YALOBUSHA SEVIER HOWARD DALLAS CLARK CHEROKEE

TALLAHATCHIE CLEVELAND LINCOLN CALHOUN CHICKASAW BLOUNT DESHA MONROE FAYETTE WALKER CALHOUN LITTLE RIVER OUACHITA NEVADA GRENADA ST. CLAIR HEMPSTEAD BOLIVAR WEBSTER CLAY CALHOUN LAMAR LEFLORE CLEBURNE

DREW SUNFLOWER JEFFERSON MONTGOMERY CHOCTAW LOWNDES

BRADLEY CARROLL TALLADEGA MILLER WASHINGTON OKTIBBEHA PICKENS TUSCALOOSA SHELBY CLAY CHICOT ATTALA HUMPHREYS RANDOLPH FUNDING PRIORITIES COLUMBIA HOLMES UNION ASHLEY LAFAYETTE SHARKEY WINSTON NOXUBEE BIBB

COOSA CHAMBERS CLAIBORNE GREENE UNION TALLAPOOSA

LEAKE HALE MOREHOUSE YAZOO

WEST EAST CHILTON • Basic Public Infrastructure BOSSIER CARROLL KEMPER CARROLL PERRY ELMORE LINCOLN NESHOBA ISSAQUENA MADISON LEE CADDO RICHLAND AUTAUGA NEWTON SUMTER WEBSTER SCOTT WARREN

BIENVILLE OUACHITA MACON MADISON DALLAS • Transportation Infrastructure JACKSON HINDS LAUDERDALE RANKIN RUSSELL MARENGO MONTGOMERY RED RIVER CALDWELL TENSAS LOWNDES

SMITH BULLOCK DE SOTO CLAIBORNE WILCOX FRANKLIN JASPER CLARKE CHOCTAW SIMPSON WINN COPIAH • Business Development PIKE BARBOUR CLARKE LA SALLE BUTLER JEFFERSON

COVINGTON CRENSHAW CATAHOULA GRANT LINCOLN WAYNE MONROE SABINE NATCHITOCHES CONCORDIA FRANKLIN JEFFERSON JONES DAVIS HENRY ADAMS & Entrepreneurship LAWRENCE DALE FORREST CONECUH GREENE WASHINGTON COFFEE

RAPIDES

AVOYELLES MARION LAMAR COVINGTON GENEVA WILKINSON PIKE ESCAMBIA VERNON AMITE HOUSTON WALTHALL • Workforce Development MOBILE Distressed PERRY ST. WASHINGTON EAST HELENA WEST FELICIANA FELICIANA GEORGE ST. LANDRY STONE ALLEN PEARL RIVER POINTE EAST BEAUREGARD BALDWIN EVANGELINE COUPEE BATON ROUGE JACKSON HARRISON LIVINGSTON TANGIPAHOA

WEST BATON ST. TAMMANY ROUGE HANCOCK JEFFERSON

CALCASIEU DAVIS ST. MARTIN

ACADIA

LAFAYETTE IBERVILLE ASCENSION ST. JOHN Non-Distressed THE BAPTIST ORLEANS

ST. JAMES VERMILION IBERIA ASSUMPTION

CAMERON ST. CHARLES ST. BERNARD ST. MARTIN

JEFFERSON

ST. MARY LAFOURCHE

TERREBONNE

PLAQUEMINES Determination of a Distressed County/Parish: Unemployment rate of one percent higher (6.7 percent) than the national average (5.7 percent) for the most recent 24-month period; or have a per capita income of 80 percent or less of the national per capita income.

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ALABAMA ARKANSAS ILLINOIS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Governor Governor Governor Governor Governor Kay Ivey Asa Hutchinson J.B. Pritzker Andy Beshear John Bel Edwards MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI TENNESSEE

Governor Governor Governor Tate Reeves Mike Parson Bill Lee DESIGNEES/ALTERNATES: States’ Co-Chairman

ALABAMA ILLINOIS LOUISIANA MISSOURI Designee - Kenneth Boswell Designee - Brandi Bradley Designee - Leslie Durham Designee - Luke Holtschneider [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (334) 242-5090 (618) 889-3510 (225) 362-2731 (573) 751-4999

Alternate - Crystal Talley KENTUCKY MISSISSIPPI TENNESSEE [email protected] Designee - Dennis Keene Designee - Anne Hall Designee - Brooxie Carlton (334) 353-2630 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (502) 573-2382 (601) 359-3150 (615) 741-8806 ARKANSAS Designee - Clint O’Neal Alternate - Brian Kelsey [email protected] [email protected] (501) 682-7350 (615) 741-3036

FEDERAL PROGRAMS • States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) • Rural Communities Advancement Program (RCAP) • Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) - Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) • Public Works & Economic Adjustment - Delta Workforce Program Assistance Program (PWEAA) - Rural Community Development Program • Delta Doctors - USDA-Rural Development State Director Partnership • Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) • Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Technical Assistance Program

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