Provide financial assistance to tombigbee river valley watershed district to stabilize road shoulders with rock riprap as detailed in the individual damage survey report for noxubee county, MS.

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District on September 15, 2025, in the amount of $310,672.50 under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to stabilize road shoulders with rock riprap in Noxubee County, Mississippi, as detailed in an Individual Damage Survey Report.

The work will be performed in Mississippi and is scheduled for completion by April 14, 2026. The Emergency Watershed Protection Program assists sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and property caused by natural disasters. The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District, a state government entity based in Tupelo, Mississippi, specializes in watershed management and emergency recovery infrastructure projects across multiple Mississippi counties. The district's prior grant awards through NRCS have supported streambank stabilization, debris removal, embankment stabilization, and similar critical infrastructure protection activities in response to natural disaster impacts.