Cooperative Agreement 70NANB20H086

The Mississippi Manufacturing Association was awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership federal grant program (CFDA 11.611) for the period of June 1, 2023 through May 30, 2025. The purpose of this award is to provide services to expand existing Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center capabilities in Mississippi to provide national supply chain optimization and...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Development Authority through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support Mississippi's efforts to plan and implement technology-based economic development initiatives to address effects from the coronavirus pandemic and build resilience against future pandemics. Over the grant period of November 1, 2021 through May 1, 2024, the Mississippi...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1.6 million block grant to the State of Mississippi under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant funds will be administered by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to provide relief to seafood processing facilities, processing vessels, and dealers in Mississippi impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible reimbursement activities include workplace...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.7 million Project Grant to Three Rivers Planning & Development District under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant capitalizes a revolving loan fund to provide loans to businesses in eight counties in northern Mississippi impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will also cover administrative costs of managing the revolving loan fund through September 2024. By providing permanent financing...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury awarded a $4,834,380 Project Grant under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (CFDA 21.034) on August 21, 2024. The grant provides funding to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to deliver technical assistance, including legal, accounting, and financial advisory services, to very small and underserved small businesses applying for SSBCI capital programs or other federal/state small...

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) a $325,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061). The STEP grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable MDA to provide export promotion services to eligible small businesses in Mississippi. These services include export training, trade missions, international marketing assistance, trade show...

The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The two-year award will support MDA's delivery of services to increase the number of small businesses in Mississippi that export, and to increase export values for those small businesses already exporting. The STEP program aims to help small businesses enter and succeed in the global marketplace...

This $3.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will support tourism marketing, infrastructure, workforce development and other projects in Mississippi. Awarded on December 8, 2021, the funding is part of the EDA's $750 million American Rescue Plan program to revitalize safe leisure, business and international travel in the United States through $510 million in state tourism grants and $240 million in competitive awards. The Mississippi...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program (CFDA 97.042), is focused on enhancing emergency management capabilities across Mississippi state and local governments. The grant, totaling $8,122,530.00 with an award date of October 1, 2024, supports a range of activities including emergency planning, training, exercises, personnel support, equipment procurement, and administrative...

The Department of Public Safety Mississippi, through its division the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), was awarded a $1,505,810.00 Cooperative Agreement on July 13, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program (CFDA 97.088 - Disaster Assistance Projects). This funding is intended to support MEMA's coordination of disaster preparedness, emergency response, and recovery activities in the state of Mississippi, including...