DRA
Delta Regional Authority
North Delta Regional Planning & Development District, Inc. performs administrative functions and technical assistance with the entire district. Tracy Ausberry with the help of Grayling Hadnott and Jeffrey Tyler spearheads this effort in the areas of research, consulting, and grantsmanship.
Find more information at the Delta Regional Authority website.
North Delta-DRA Projects
Delta Regional Authority
| 2021 SEDAP Timeline | |
|---|---|
| March 1 | SEDAP funding opportunity announcement |
| March 1 – June 6 | Deadline to submit applications to LDDs |
| June 20 | LDDs complete technical assistance work with applicants and submit final applications to DRA |
| July 11 | DRA staff work complete |
| August 1 | Designees have met with Governors |
| August 8 | Project determination calls are held |
| August 22 | Certification letters received and projects votes closed |
| Announcements, award documents, notices to proceed follow immediately upon receipt of certification letters and are coordinated through DRA communications staff |
February 23, 2022 Press Release
DRA Announces $6.8 Million Investment into Louisiana Communities
The following projects were funded by CIF:
Cypress Street Drainage Improvements | Monroe, La: The Ouachita Parish Police Jury will use DRA funds to replace a failed subsurface drainage pipe. This investment is projected to create 15 jobs and retain 15 jobs.
DRA Investment: $421,393
Total Investment: $468,217
Madison Parish Port Road | Tallulah, La: The Madison Parish Port Commission will use DRA funds to reconstruct and widen approximately 7,500 linear feet of an existing access road to the existing Mississippi River port. This investment is projected to create 11 jobs and retain 180 jobs.
DRA Investment: $1,297,868
Total Investment: $1,618,132
Cypress/Slack Sanitary Sewer Improvements | West Monroe, La: The City of West Monroe will use DRA funds to improve the sanitary sewer system in the Cypress/Slack Street area to eliminate blockages and overflows. This investment is projected to retain 15 jobs and affect 160 families.
DRA Investment: $398,954
Total Investment: $529,303
The following projects were funded by SEDAP:
Waterproof Wastewater Treatment Plant | Waterproof, LA:  The Town of Waterproof will use DRA funds to assist at keeping the town free of standing sewer water and sanitizing the water output. This investment is projected to affect 270 families.
DRA Investment: $33,815
Total Investment: $33,815
Train the Trainer; Support of Louisiana Municipal Association | Monroe, LA:  The University of Louisiana Monroe will use DRA funds to continue to identify cohorts in Northeast Louisiana whose activities would benefit from using unmanned aerial systems in their operations. This investment is projected to train 100 individuals.
DRA Investment: $112,575
Total Investment: $133,615
Hudson Well Transmission Main | Farmerville, LA:  The Union Parish Waterworks District No. 1 will use DRA funds to provide for well modifications and construction of a transmission main from the District’s Hudson well to the Spillway Production and Treatment Facility. This investment is projected to affect 568 families.
DRA Investment: $300,000
Total Investment: $330,000
DBA Franklin Medical Center Capacity Expansion | Winnsboro, LA: Franklin Medical Center will use DRA funds to expand ICU, Lab, and Surgery to improve capacity for highly infectious patients, efficient testing, and appropriate overflow for emergent patients with infectious disease. This investment is projected to create five jobs and retain five jobs.
DRA Investment: $509,000
Total Investment: $3,227,929
Lift Station No. 6 Rehabilitation | Farmerville, LA: The Town of Farmerville will use DRA funds to repair, rehabilitate, and improve sewer lift station number 6. This investment is projected to affect 1,222 families.
DRA Investment: $256,500
Total Investment: $296,500
September 17, 2020 Press Release
DRA Announces $4.6 Million Investment into Louisiana Communities
The following projects were funded by CIF:
Tensas Water Distribution Association Waterline Relocation | Tensas, LA:  The Tensas Water Distribution Association will use DRA funds to relocate an existing waterline which conflicts with a USACE levee improvement project. This investment is projected to affect 15 families.
DRA Investment: $222,401
Total Investment: $246,401
Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements – Hodge | Hodge, LA:  The Village of North Hodge will use DRA funds to repair damage to the wastewater lagoon. This investment is projected to affect 155 families.
DRA Investment: $221,683
Total Investment: $221,683
The following projects were funded by SEDAP:
Village of Delta Economic Development Street Improvements | Delta, LA:  The Village of Delta will use DRA funds to reconstruct portions of St. Charles Street, Ouachita Avenue, and 2nd Street for economic development and to improve services to residents and businesses. This investment is projected to retain 19 jobs.
DRA Investment: $222,000
Total Investment: $230,000
Highland Park Commercial Subdivision Infrastructure Improvements | West Monroe, LA:  The City of West Monroe will use DRA funds to install water and sewer lines, install fire hydrants, and make street improvements for the development of the Highland Park Commercial and Residential Subdivision. This investment is projected to create 20 new jobs and affect 20 families.
DRA Investment: $714,512
Total Investment: $899,512
Air Handler Unit Replacement | Monroe, LA:Â Â St. Francis Medical Center will use DRA funds to replace ten critical care area air handler units to improve services to patients and decrease maintenance and operational costs.
DRA Investment: $300,000
Total Investment: $478,418
CommuniHealth Services | West Monroe, LA:  Morehouse Community Medical Centers will use DRA funds to build a primary care medical home clinic that will provide medical, dental, and behavioral health services and improve services to residents. This investment is projected to create 12 jobs and train 18 individuals.
DRA Investment: $211,840
Total Investment: $668,840
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Monroe, LA 71201
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