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{{U.S. federal government neutrality|date=August 2020}}
{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Delta Regional Authority
|OrganizationType=Public-Private Partnerships
|Mission=The Delta Regional Authority aims to improve regional economic opportunity by creating jobs, building communities, and enhancing the quality of life for residents in the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. It fosters local and regional partnerships to address economic and social challenges.
|CreationLegislation=Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000
|Employees=20
|Budget=$30 million (as of the latest federal appropriation)
|OrganizationExecutive=Federal Co-Chair
|Services=Economic Development Grants; Workforce Training; Infrastructure Projects; Leadership Development
|HeadquartersLocation=34.20253, -90.57074
|HeadquartersAddress=236 Sharkey Avenue, Suite 400, Clarksdale, MS 38614, USA
|Website=https://dra.gov
}}
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
|name = Delta Regional Authority
|name = Delta Regional Authority
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The 1990 report of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission spurred efforts to direct federal economic assistance toward the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain|Lower Mississippi River Valley]] region.<ref name=unveil>{{cite news |last=Brosnan |first=James W. |title=Area Lawmakers to Unveil Plan for Aid to Delta's Poor |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=September 22, 1999 |page=A13}}</ref> The region, as defined in the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act of 1988, consisted of 219 counties in [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[Kentucky]], [[Missouri]], and [[Illinois]] and was the poorest in the United States, with a poverty rate of 22% compared to a national rate of 12%.<ref name=clintonendorse>{{cite news |title=Clinton Endorses Lincoln, Berry Bill to Improve the Delta |publisher=Federal Document Clearing House |date=December 10, 1999 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180741/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |accessdate=August 11, 2015}}</ref> In 1998, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]], an Arkansas native, proposed channeling $26 million in federal aid to the region through the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]], but Mississippi Governor [[Kirk Fordice]] opposed the plan, fearing it would divert aid from the [[Appalachia|Appalachian Region]], including several counties in northern Mississippi.<ref name=unveil /> Instead, [[United States Congress|Congress]] funneled the allocation through the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]], but the Department said it was unable to comply with Congress' intent without more specific direction.<ref name=unveil />
The 1990 report of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission spurred efforts to direct federal economic assistance toward the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain|Lower Mississippi River Valley]] region.<ref name=unveil>{{cite news |last=Brosnan |first=James W. |title=Area Lawmakers to Unveil Plan for Aid to Delta's Poor |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=September 22, 1999 |page=A13}}</ref> The region, as defined in the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act of 1988, consisted of 219 counties in [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[Kentucky]], [[Missouri]], and [[Illinois]] and was the poorest in the United States, with a poverty rate of 22% compared to a national rate of 12%.<ref name=clintonendorse>{{cite news |title=Clinton Endorses Lincoln, Berry Bill to Improve the Delta |publisher=Federal Document Clearing House |date=December 10, 1999 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180741/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-29440080.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |accessdate=August 11, 2015}}</ref> In 1998, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]], an Arkansas native, proposed channeling $26 million in federal aid to the region through the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]], but Mississippi Governor [[Kirk Fordice]] opposed the plan, fearing it would divert aid from the [[Appalachia|Appalachian Region]], including several counties in northern Mississippi.<ref name=unveil /> Instead, [[United States Congress|Congress]] funneled the allocation through the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]], but the Department said it was unable to comply with Congress' intent without more specific direction.<ref name=unveil />


In 1999, Arkansas [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Blanche Lincoln]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Robert Marion Berry|Marion Berry]] introduced the Delta Regional Authority Act of 1999<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2911 HR.2911] and [https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1622 S.1622], neither of which became law.</ref> to create the Delta Regional Authority to administer funds allocated to the region.<ref name=unveil /> The legislation was co-sponsored by Arkansas [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]], Tennessee Republican Senator [[Bill Frist]], and Tennessee Democratic Representative [[Harold Ford Jr.]]<ref name=unveil /> Clinton announced in December 1999 that he would include $30 million in funding for the Authority in his next budget proposal.<ref name=clintonendorse /> Mississippi Republican Senator [[Thad Cochran]] become the leading voice against the legislation, opining that the money should be channeled to the Delta Region through existing agencies such as colleges and universities.<ref name=musgrove>{{cite news |title=Musgrove to Make Pitch for Delta Authority in Washington Session |agency=The Associated Press |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=April 12, 2000 |page=DS6}}</ref>
In 1999, Arkansas Democrats [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Blanche Lincoln]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Robert Marion Berry|Marion Berry]] introduced the Delta Regional Authority Act of 1999<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2911 HR.2911] and [https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1622 S.1622], neither of which became law.</ref> to create the Delta Regional Authority to administer funds allocated to the region.<ref name=unveil /> The legislation was co-sponsored by Arkansas [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Tim Hutchinson]], Tennessee Republican Senator [[Bill Frist]], and Tennessee Democratic Representative [[Harold Ford Jr.]]<ref name=unveil /> Clinton announced in December 1999 that he would include $30 million in funding for the Authority in his next budget proposal.<ref name=clintonendorse /> Mississippi Republican Senator [[Thad Cochran]] become the leading voice against the legislation, opining that the money should be channeled to the Delta Region through existing agencies such as colleges and universities.<ref name=musgrove>{{cite news |title=Musgrove to Make Pitch for Delta Authority in Washington Session |agency=The Associated Press |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=April 12, 2000 |page=DS6}}</ref>
[[File:Delta Regional Authority Service Area.jpg|thumb|The DRA footprint includes 252 counties and parishes across 8 states. Since 2002, DRA has invested in 934 projects represented by the blue and yellow dots with yellow representing FY 2015 projects.
[[File:Delta Regional Authority Service Area.jpg|thumb|The DRA footprint includes 252 counties and parishes across 8 states. Since 2002, DRA has invested in 934 projects represented by the blue and yellow dots with yellow representing FY 2015 projects.
Source: dra.gov/sedap
Source: dra.gov/sedap
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