Category Archives: News
CMPDD’s Role in Workforce
In accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the State of Mississippi is divided into local workforce development areas for the purpose of carrying out the programs funded under the Act. The Act promotes local planning and service delivery as the best mechanism for identifying and meeting workforce skill gaps and needs.… Read more.
CMPDD’s Medicaid Waiver Program Update
CMPDD’s Elderly and Disabled (E&D) Home and Community Based Medicaid Waiver program provides Case Management (CM) and Home Delivered Meal (HDM) services to Medicaid eligible elderly and/or disabled recipients who desire to remain in their home setting. The Registered Nurse and Licensed Social Worker work together as a team to coordinate all approved Waiver services and conduct monthly home visits to assure the approved services are meeting the clients’ needs.… Read more.
Planning is Underway for the 2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan
Every five (5) years CMPDD, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), is responsible for developing a comprehensive long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan that identifies the needs of the transportation system in the metro-area (Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Counties) for the next 25 years.… Read more.
Area Agency on Aging Request for Proposals
The Area Agency on Aging of CMPDD is now accepting proposals for fiscal year 2020 for the following services:
Adult Day Care, Congregate meals, Home-Delivered meals, Homemaker, Information & Referral, Legal Assistance, Ombudsman, Outreach, Respite, and Transportation.
Click the following link for the RFPs.… Read more.
Seniors Grooving to a Healthy Lifestyle 2019
The Jackson MPO Announces Funding for 31 Metro-Area Transportation Projects
In February, the Jackson Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) approved $32.7 million in Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding for metro-area transportation projects aimed at reducing congestion and improving the safety and efficiency of the regional transportation system. The STBG program is a federal-aid transportation program that provides funding through the MPO to local municipalities and counties for transportation improvements in the urbanized area.… Read more.
DRA Announces 2019 Application Cycle
Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced the 2019 round of State’s Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) investments. SEDAP investments may be used to fund projects for basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, business development (with focus on entrepreneurship), and workforce development. In Central Mississippi, the SEDAP program is only open to public and non-profit entities in the DRA-designated counties.… Read more.
The Jackson MPO Announces Funding for 31 Metro-Area Transportation Projects
The Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) announced the Jackson Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) approved $32.7 million in Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding for metro-area transportation projects aimed at reducing congestion and improving the safety and efficiency of the regional transportation system. … Read more.
Jackson MPO Adopts Performance Targets
At its November meeting, the Jackson Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO’s) Policy Committee approved a series of performance targets in conformance with new federal legislation rules. New guidelines require State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and MPOs to assess the condition and set short-term goals for a number of transportation performance areas such as safety, pavement and bridge conditions, travel time reliability, freight reliability, and transit assets.… Read more.
District Awarded Adult Protective Services Program
On January 1, 2019, the District entered into a contractual agreement with the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) to administer the Adult Protective Services (APS) Program. As the number of elder abuse cases in Mississippi continues to rise, protective services and supports are necessary to address this growing problem. … Read more.
