February 7, 2022 Group Watch: Gov. Ivey Elected States’ Co-Chair of Delta Regional Authority
Governor Ivey was elected the 2022 States’ co-chair of The Delta Regional Authority (DRA). In this role, she will work directly with the federal co-chair on economic development and growth in the DRA region. Ivey previously served as co-chair in 2017. The DRA is a federal-state partnership created by Congress in 2000 to promote and encourage the economic development of the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. DRA invests in projects supporting transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, workforce training and business development to help create jobs, build communities and improve the lives of those who reside in the 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state region.
