The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in collaboration with the state of Missouri, recently invested $2.8 million toward seven projects in Missouri through its States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) — one of DRA’s main investment tools.
A coordinated effort among DRA, its Board of Governors and Local Development Districts, SEDAP aims to improve basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, business development and job training in communities across DRA’s eight-state service region. This year in Missouri, seven projects were selected for SEDAP funding at an investment upwards of $2.8 million. Funding for this program is made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden — a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and bottom up and to create more resilient and healthier communities across the country.
“The States’ Economic Development Assistance Program is one of DRA’s most diverse tools that allow us to expand and invest in the resiliency of the region’s public infrastructure and workforce,” said Dr. Corey Wiggins, DRA Federal Co-Chairman. “As a result of this investment, 100 jobs will be created or retained, 120 people trained, and nearly 4,000 families impacted across six communities, improving their quality of life and increasing economic prosperity in their communities.”
Carter County was awarded nearly $490,000 for a road improvement project that will repair and pave a gravel portion of County Road 330 to improve infrastructure and vehicular safety for employees using the road to access their place of work.
