County Of Jones

County Of Jones, doing business as Chancery Clerks Office Second District, is a U.S. local government entity (county government) in Laurel, Mississippi, that receives federal grants as a recipient under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) and related disaster-recovery initiatives. The county operates as a prime grant recipient, holding 92% of its recent federal awards directly; it does not compete for or hold federal contracts.

County Of Jones has concentrated its federal grant activity with the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, which accounts for six of eleven prime awards in the source record. Recent NRCS-funded work centers on streambank stabilization and bank erosion remediation projects across Jones County, Mississippi. A cooperative agreement awarded February 17, 2026, for $106,569.38 supports emergency bank stabilization activities under EWPP project DSR 28_04_25_5329_302, with completion targeted for October 6, 2026. An earlier NRCS cooperative agreement from August 28, 2025, funded bank stabilization along River Road (project 28-02-22-5318-304), with an ultimate completion date of February 1, 2026. Two additional NRCS cooperative agreements awarded in early 2024 addressed bank stabilization on Flynt Road and along River Road, completing in September and October 2024, respectively. The county also holds three awards from the Department of Justice (Office of Justice Programs and Community Oriented Policing Program) and one from the Department of Energy; a single sub-award for an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) dated August 26, 2024, represents the county's subrecipient activity. Combined federal obligations across all awards total $2 million. As a county government entity, County Of Jones does not pursue federal contract vehicles, set-asides, or commercial procurement relationships; its federal engagement is limited to direct grant funding for local infrastructure and public-safety initiatives.