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The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Pearl River Community College $3.5 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on September 7, 2022. The funding will support construction of a new Aviation and Aerospace Workforce Academy at the Stennis International Airport in Hancock County, Mississippi. The Academy will provide educational opportunities in academic, career technical, and workforce programs...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded a $3.33 million project grant to the Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant funds will support expanding the existing north apron at the Bay St Louis, Mississippi airport by 15,530 square yards to accommodate increased general aviation facility use....

The Maritime Administration awarded Detyens Shipyards Inc. a $566,617 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to replace diesel-powered fire pumps with electric powered ones to support pier-side and drydocked vessels in Charleston, South Carolina. The grant will support capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at the qualified shipyard facility to facilitate efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality in domestic ship construction...

This $3.1 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration will expand airport facilities in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Funded through the Airport Improvement Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the grant provides 100% federal share to construct the first phase of an expanded north apron at the Bay St. Louis Municipal Airport. Phase one involves paving 8,350 square yards to accommodate increased general...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Jackson County Port Authority, doing business as Port of Pascagoula, received a $321,387 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This award supports comprehensive maritime security initiatives designed to enhance transportation infrastructure security and protect critical port operations from terrorist attacks and major disasters. The...

This Project Grant award of $584,563 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), will enable Marisco, Ltd., a small business shipyard in Kapolei, Hawaii, to acquire a 335-HP electric air compressor and a Lincoln Electric Fineline 300D plasma cutter. These equipment upgrades are intended to increase efficiency, competitiveness, and productivity within the shipyard, supporting its work in ship repair,...

The University of Southern Mississippi received a $1,001,031 project grant award from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment on August 1, 2022 to complete the work by January 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments program (CFDA 12.617), which provides technical and financial assistance to states to support communities and businesses affected by defense program activity. Under the award, the...

The Marine Group Boat Works, LLC received a $524,058 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration on April 26, 2021 to fund a welder training program and the purchase of five air compressor systems. The grant was awarded under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), which provides capital funding to qualified shipyards to improve efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction. The welder training program and air...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded a $4.6 million Project Grant to the Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Authority, doing business as Gulfport Biloxi International Airport, under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant provides economic relief funding from November 2021 through November 2025 for costs related to airport operations, personnel,...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration awarded a $1,964,072 Project Grant to the Pease Development Authority through the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant provides economic relief funding to eligible airports and concessions associated with Portsmouth, New Hampshire for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, and debt service...