The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded a $416,070 Cooperative Agreement to Gunnison Valley Hospital in Colorado under the Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (CFDA 97.120). The project aims to enhance emergency communications infrastructure and capabilities in rural areas, addressing communications barriers and improving rural medical care delivery. Planned activities include assessing existing infrastructure...
This federal Project Grant award for $17,200,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in constructing or renovating healthcare facilities and implementing community health initiatives in Mississippi. The funding, awarded on September 30, 2024 with a completion date of September 29, 2027, will enable UMMC to enhance healthcare...
This $12,800,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support construction and facility improvements at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, Mississippi. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the development and enhancement of critical healthcare infrastructure and services in the state, with a focus on addressing health disparities in rural...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Mississippi State University a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant falls under the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium program (CFDA #97.005), which provides funding through the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security National Training Program to support training for emergency responders. Mississippi State will use the...
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used by UMMC's Police and Public Safety Department to purchase a virtual training system, enabling immersive, scenario-based training for officers. This initiative will also support continuing...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Bath County, Virginia under the Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (CFDA 97.120). The two-year project, titled the "Northern Alleghany Highlands Radio Project," aims to enhance emergency communications infrastructure and capabilities to improve rural emergency medical response in the region. The funding will support...
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) was awarded a $968,684 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's School Safety National Activities (CFDA 84.184) program. The grant, titled "ENHANCING MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS OPPORTUNITIES WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN SCHOOLS (EMPOWERS)", aims to improve students' safety and well-being by developing and expanding school-based mental health services, increasing the number of qualified mental health professionals in...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $7,192,125 Project Grant under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137) to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) on December 13, 2024. The grant supports MDPS's efforts to enhance cybersecurity capabilities for state, local, and municipal governments in Mississippi over a 4-year performance period ending on December 12, 2028. Key activities include developing cybersecurity governance structures, conducting...
This $2,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) supports the development and delivery of specialized training, exercises, and educational resources focused on emergency preparedness, hazard response, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity. The prime grantee, Mississippi State University, will utilize this funding to create new homeland...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $2,700,000.00 was issued by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a civilian agency within the U.S. government, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the construction or renovation of healthcare facilities, the purchase of medical equipment, and the development of specialized service programs to address critical healthcare needs in underserved communities in Mississippi. The University of Mississippi, a public...