Craig Field receives grant from DRA for hangar renovation

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded a grant of $1.5 million to multiple communities in the Delta region, with Craig Field being one of those benefitting. 

An announcement from DRA said that funding was made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Joe Biden.

Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority was awarded $150,000. The money will be used to create a strategic plan to renovate Hangar 205, as well as to "utilize it as a source of business attraction and job creation."

The funding is also part of the Strategic Planning Program, which was designed to address issues of infrastructure and foster economic growth specifically in the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. 

“The Strategic Planning Program gives public entities across DRA’s footprint the ability to address long-standing issues and develop a roadmap for economic growth and revitalization,” said Federal Co-Chairman Dr. Corey Wiggins. “This investment will better position communities to maximize their economic development and basic public infrastructure opportunities.”