More than $2.3 million invested

Delta Regional Authority is awarding more than $2.3 million in investments to six projects in Arkansas through the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program. Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, according to a news release.

The following projects received SEDAP funding in Arkansas:

■ The McGehee Hospital Drug Security and Ultrasound Replacement Equipment project in McGehee has been awarded more than $464,000 to purchase equipment for McGehee Hospital’s nursing and emergency department.

■ The Jobs 4 You Cabot project in Little Rock was awarded $509,000 to build a Jobs 4 You Vocational Training Center in Cabot.

■ The Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) Healthcare Workforce Training Center project in Newport has been awarded more than $221,000 to construct a state-ofthe-art Nursing and Allied Health Professions simulation workforce training center on ASUN’s campus.

■ The Workforce Training Expansion-Welding Space Reconfiguration and Renovation project in Pocahontas has been awarded more than $507,000 to renovate Black River Technical College’s welding space on its Pocahontas campus.

■ The White River Medical Center Oncology Campaign project in Batesville has been awarded more than $256,000 to expand and remodel the 5,600-square-foot White River Hospital’s oncology center.

■ The Skills to Launch Program project in Paragould has been awarded more than $394,000 for the 10-week scholarship-based hands-on program designed to provide technical skills and soft skills training for Greene County’s labor force.

Details: https://dra.gov/programs/critical-infrastructure/sedap/.