Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces over $4 Million in Grants to Improve Access to Good Jobs and Training in Lower Mississippi Delta 

Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with the Delta Regional Authority – awards totaling $4,183,266, to provide education, training and supportive services in regions that have suffered significant job losses in the energy extraction industry.

The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative helps rural communities address historic inequities and to produce good, quality jobs for dislocated and other workers in rural communities in the Appalachian and Delta regions. The grants also help communities diversify their local economies by developing a skilled workforce and providing equitable access to underserved and underrepresented communities.

Grants are being awarded to recipients in the Delta Regional Authority area as follows: