Delta Regional Authority

Delta Regional Authority
The seal of the Delta Regional Authority
Agency overview
Formed2000
HeadquartersClarksdale, Mississippi
Annual budget$30 million (2017)
Agency executives
  • Dr. Corey Wiggins, Federal Co-Chair
  • Gov. Andy Beshear, States' Co-Chair
Websitedra.gov

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Regional Authority serves 255 counties and parishes in parts of eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.

The DRA is led by a Federal Co-Chairman appointed by the President and the governors of its eight member states. It builds partnerships across the region to promote economic development in the Delta. DRA funds may be used to supplement 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.

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