Purposethe mississippi gulf coast air service growth projectgrant is awarded to the mississippi department of environmental quality under the restore act direct component program to advertise…

The Department of the Treasury awarded the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality $1,190,357.08 on July 1, 2026, under the RESTORE Act Direct Component program (CFDA 21.015) to advertise and market commercial air service offerings at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The grant runs through January 1, 2030, with performance in Mississippi.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality passes funding to two sub-recipients: Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Authority (operating as Gulfport Biloxi International Airport) and Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, doing business as Coastal Mississippi. The sub-recipients execute air service growth activities designed to promote tourism and increase visitation to Harrison County, Mississippi.

The RESTORE Act Direct Component program funds ecological and economic restoration projects across eligible Gulf Coast entities. Awards support planning and implementation projects for one of 11 eligible purposes under the RESTORE Act, selected through public engagement processes. This award qualifies as a formula grant, a noncompetitive assistance vehicle for state-named eligible entities.

Purposethe mississippi gulf coast air service growth projectgrant is awarded to the mississippi department of environmental quality under the restore act direct component program to advertise commercial air service offerings at the gulfport-biloxi international airport which serves the mississippi gulf coast.activities to be performedto advertise and market commercial air service available at the gulfport-biloxi international airport.end goalexpected outcomes the goals of the project are to implement air service growth activities to promote tourism and increase visitation to the region.beneficiaries the project will benefit the communities in harrison county, mississippi.subrecipient activitiesthe subrecipients of this award are gulfport-biloxi international airport and mississippi gulf coast regional convention AMP; visitors bureau DBA coastal mississippi.