Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program

Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program is a grant from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources that funds restoration, enhancement, and protection of Mississippi's coastal and marine environments. Projects support habitat restoration, water quality improvements, coastal resilience, and natural resource management along the Gulf Coast.

Eligible applicants include local governments, nonprofits, and universities operating in Mississippi. Awards range from $100,000 to $500,000 depending on project scope and available appropriations. Funding aligns with community project priorities submitted through the federal appropriations process, including oyster habitat restoration, hazard preparedness, and coastal infrastructure improvements.

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Help with a Federal Agency Library of Congress Surplus Books Border Security & Immigration Infrastructure & Public Works Law Enforcement & Public Safety FY2026 Community Project Funding Requests Letters of Certification of Financial Disclosure Recipient Name: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Project Purpose: Support for continued USDA NRCS Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations work to reduce flooding, erosion, and sediment damages in various authorized watersheds.

Project Location: Multiple Counties, Miss. Amount Requested: $22,000,000 Recipient Name: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Project Purpose: To reduce fish-eating bird damage to Mississippi’s farm-raised catfish industry. Project Location: Multiple Counties, Miss.

Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Project Purpose: To support feral swine control efforts on agricultural and forestry lands. Project Location: Multiple Counties, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: USDA Rural Housing Service/City of Batesville Project Purpose: To support replacement of an outdated aerial ladder fire truck.

Project Location: Batesville, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,202,000 Recipient Name: Moss Point Police Department Project Purpose: To purchase and installation of mobile data terminals to existing police fleet. Project Location: Moss Point, Miss.

Amount Requested: $100,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries Parks Marine Foundation Project Purpose: To expand K-9 unit to aid officers in search and rescue efforts and wildlife detection tasks. Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,500,000 Recipient Name: Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, Inc. Project Purpose: To support a Family Justice Center.

Project Location: Biloxi, Miss. Amount Requested: $700,000 Recipient Name: Simpson County Sheriff's Department Project Purpose: To purchase equipment. Project Location: Simpson County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $157,000 Recipient Name: Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc. Project Purpose: To enhance cybersecurity and data management. Project Location: Gulfport, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: Monroe County Sheriff's Office Project Purpose: To purchase security equipment.

Project Location: Monroe County, Miss. Amount Requested: $69,000 Recipient Name: George County Board of Supervisors and George County Sheriff Project Purpose: To eliminate dead zones in an emergency communication system. Project Location: George County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Corinth Police Department Project Purpose: To add vehicles to the patrol fleet. Project Location: Corinth, Miss. Amount Requested: $483,000 Recipient Name: Greene County Sheriff's Office Project Purpose: To purchase equipment and technology.

Project Location: Greene County, Miss. Amount Requested: $142,000 Recipient Name: City of Meridian Project Purpose: To implement a real-time crime center. Project Location: Meridian, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To develop and implement a multidisciplinary training program. Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $838,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To modernize technological assets.

Project Location: Oxford, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: City of West Point Project Purpose : To provide equipment and technology upgrades. Project Location: West Point, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Leland Project Purpose: To purchase police vehicles for public safety. Project Location: Leland, Miss. Amount Requested: $130,000 Recipient Name: City of Canton Project Purpose: To install and implement safety equipment and technology.

Project Location: Canton, Miss. Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To establish a Forensic Science Institute to address critical forensic capability and capacity gaps. Project Location: Starkville, Miss.

Amount Requested: $3,500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Public Safety Project Purpose: To enhance the efficiency and capabilities of drug testing services. Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Youth Challenge Academy Project Purpose: To prevent juvenile delinquency.

Project Location: Camp Shelby, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,600,000 Recipient Name: City of Florence Police Department Project Purpose: To support technology and equipment upgrades. Project Location: Florence, Miss.

Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Pearl River County Project Purpose: To provide equipment and technology upgrades. Project Location: Pearl River County, Miss. Amount Requested : $1,687,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries Parks Marine Foundation Project Purpose: To restore oyster habitat.

Project Location: Gulf Coast, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Southern Mississippi Project Purpose: To enhance hazard preparedness and post-disaster response. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,426,000 Recipient Name: University of Southern Mississippi Project Purpose: To construct Research and Development building. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $20,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To enhance the research capabilities.

Project Location: Oxford, Miss. Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Medical Center Project Purpose: To upgrade equipment to improve and expand research capabilities. Project Location: Jackson, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,405,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To enhance secure IT research and high-performance computing infrastructure. Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,923,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To establish a technology incubator.

Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,100,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To support advanced manufacturing research, development, test, and evaluation of composite manufacturing for Blended Wing Body Airframes. Project Location: Starkville, Miss.

Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Ridgeland Project Purpose: To mitigate the chronic flooding of businesses and major roads in the area. Project Location: Madison County, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Long Beach Project Purpose: To mitigate damage from future natural disasters in the harbor.

Project Location: Long Beach, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,558,000 Recipient Name: Clay County Board of Supervisors Project Purpose: To renovate an existing building into an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) that enhances emergency response capabilities. Project Location: Clay County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,650,000 Recipient Name: City of Gulfport Project Purpose: To construct a new Intermodal Center. Project Location: Gulfport, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,029,000 Recipient Name: Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority Project Purpose: To reconstruct and enhance the existing public barge dock.

Project Location: Tishomingo County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,600,000 Recipient Name: Lee County Project Purpose: To relocate the Tupelo VOR. Project Location: Lee County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Ridgeland Project Purpose: To enhance access to and mobility within the Railroad District. Project Location: Ridgeland, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Greene County Board of Supervisors Project Purpose: To complete planning and development of county airport.

Project Location: Greene County, Miss. Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Golden Triangle Regional Airport Project Purpose: To improve operations by updating facility equipment. Project Location: Columbus, Miss.

Amount Requested: $3,562,000 Recipient Name: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority Project Purpose: To replace the passenger boarding bridge. Project Location: Gulfport, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,548,000 Recipient Name: Hinds Community College Project Purpose: To improve and expand airport infrastructure.

Project Location: Hinds County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,993,000 Recipient Name: Meridian Airport Authority Project Purpose: To construct a new terminal to improve passenger safety. Project Location: Meridian, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Project Purpose: To develop planning and design for future airport modernization. Project Location: Rankin County, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,925,000 Recipient Name: Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Project Purpose: To replace out dated equipment to improve passenger experience.

Project Location: Rankin County, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,612,000 Recipient Name: City of Brookhaven Project Purpose: To develop a new Fixed Base Operator facility. Project Location: Brookhaven, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To create a commercial and residential corridor connection. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $640,000 Recipient Name: Scenic Rivers Development Alliance Project Purpose: To improve access and utilities to develop U.S. Forest Service Lake Okhissa.

Project Location: McComb, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To improve efficiency and safety for the community. Project Location: D'Iberville, Miss.

Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To engineer, design, and construct the Canal Street Bridge replacement project. Project Location: Natchez, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,600,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To reconstruct a roadway to enhance the safety, efficiency, reliability, and overall traffic.

Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To repair and restore miles of heavily traveled roadway. Project Location: Clay County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,692,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To enhance the safety, efficiency, reliability, and overall traffic operations throughout the region. Project Location: Bay Saint Louis, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,400,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To widen roadway to enhance the safety, efficiency, reliability, and overall traffic operations throughout the region. Project Location: DeSoto County, Miss. Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To widen roadway to more efficiently move traffic in the region.

Project Location: Olive Branch, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,800,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To widen roadway to improve traffic flow and improve safety. Project Location: City of Madison, Miss.

Amount Requested: $3,700,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To extend roadway to improve access in the region. Project Location: City of Picayune, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To widen roadway to increase connectivity and improve safety.

Project Location: City of Gulfport, Miss. Amount Requested: $12,217,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To improve and replace critical bridge infrastructure. Project Location: Yazoo County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To design and construct transportation projects across campus to improve safety. Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,750,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To design and construct a wider land bridge to enhance campus safety and access.

Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $8,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To create roundabouts to increase public safety, utilities, and economic development. Project Location: Clinton, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,800,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To improve critical highway interchanges to enhance connectivity. Project Location: Rankin County, Miss. Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To widen U.S. 90 to increase safety and reduce congestion.

Project Location: Jackson County, Miss. Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To repair and replace dilapidated roadway to increase load capacity and safety. Project Location: Noxubee County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To expand corridor to enhance mobility, reduce congestion, and improve safety Project Location: DeSoto County, Miss. Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To widen critical road ways to improve safety and mobility. Project Location: Neshoba County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To widen roadway to enhance and improve safety and traffic operations. Project Location: Brandon, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To restore a critical element of the transportation system in the region to improve safety.

Project Location: Franklin County, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,980,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To improve interstate corridor to allow enhanced access and safety. Project Location: Moss Point, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To enhance the safety, efficiency, reliability, and overall traffic operations throughout the region. Project Location: Tunica County, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,800,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Transportation Project Purpose: To rehabilitate deteriorated roadway and corridor for improved safety.

Project Location: Calhoun County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,048,000 Recipient Name: City of Brookhaven Project Purpose: To install fencing to enhance pedestrian safety along the railway. Project Location: Brookhaven, Miss.

Amount Requested: $641,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Food Network Project Purpose: To support facility enhancements. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: Town of Cary Project Purpose: To improve a fire station.

Project Location: Cary, Miss. Amount Requested: $600,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation Project Purpose: To make improvements to handicap-accessible facility for children and adults. Project Location: Copiah County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $775,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Medical Center Project Purpose: To support site preparation and infrastructure. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $12,000,000 Recipient Name: Jones County Junior College Project Purpose: To construct an educational facility.

Project Location: Jones County, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation Project Purpose: To support improvements to historic building. Project Location: Greenwood, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,500,000 Recipient Name: Jackson Redevelopment Authority Project Purpose: To remediate and revitalize blighted areas. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $420,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Archives and History Project Purpose: To construct state-owned facility on historical grounds.

Project Location: Vicksburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $20,000,000 Recipient Name: Forrest County Agricultural High School Project Purpose: To expand an educational facility. Project Location: Forrest County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Forrest-Lamar Alliance Project Purpose: To provide infrastructure and site development improvements. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, Inc. Project Purpose: To establish a family justice center.

Project Location: Biloxi, Miss. Amount Requested: $7,200,000 Recipient Name: City of Vicksburg Project Purpose: To improve floodwall closure system. Project Location: Vicksburg, Miss.

Amount Requested: $8,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries Parks Marine Foundation Project Purpose: To renovate trail system. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: Tougaloo College Project Purpose: To construct a space to house digital and other archival information.

Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $8,300,000 Recipient Name: Town of Monticello Project Purpose: To make police department improvements. Project Location: Monticello, Miss.

Amount Requested: $121,000 Recipient Name: Hinds Community College Project Purpose: To construct a community development and training center. Project Location: Hinds County, Miss. Amount Requested: $9,803,000 Recipient Name: Forrest County Board of Supervisors Project Purpose: To repair and improve multipurpose center.

Project Location: Forrest County, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,255,000 Recipient Name: Forrest County Agricultural High School Project Purpose: To expand an educational facility. Project Location: Forrest County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Pat Harrison Waterway District Project Purpose: To rehabilitate dam. Project Location: Clarke County, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,500,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To construct and establish an educational and entrepreneurial facility.

Project Location: Oxford, Miss. Amount Requested: $15,000,000 Recipient Name: DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority Project Purpose: To construct a wastewater treatment system. Project Location: DeSoto County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: Lee County Board of Supervisors Project Purpose: To construct permanent learning center. Project Location: Lee County, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Grenada Project Purpose: To modernize and rehabilitate water infrastructure.

Project Location: Grenada, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,733,000 Recipient Name: City of Grenada Project Purpose: To make improvements to stormwater drainage system. Project Location: Grenada, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,609,000 Recipient Name: Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District Project Purpose: To improve water resources. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Tupelo Project Purpose: To increase connectivity with greenway.

Project Location: Tupelo, Miss. Amount Requested: $6,000,000 Recipient Name: Pearl River Community College Project Purpose: To support road construction and paving project. Project Location: Poplarville, Miss.

Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Renovation of Education Facility Project Purpose: To renovate education facility. Project Location: Poplarville, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,678,000 Recipient Name: East Central Community College Project Purpose: To construct a building to be a resource for veterans.

Project Location: Decatur, Miss. Amount Requested: $800,000 Recipient Name: Town of North Carrollton Project Purpose: To develop a multifunctional community center. Project Location: North Carrollton, Miss.

Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: AIDS Services Coalition Project Purpose: To construct shelter. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $970,000 Recipient Name: Town of Pelahatchie Project Purpose: To rehabilitate and pave local roads.

Project Location: Pelahatchie, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: East Leflore Water and Sewer District Project Purpose: To rehabilitate elevated water storage tanks. Project Location: Leflore County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: Little Tallahatchie Riverway Conservancy Project Purpose: To develop outdoor recreation. Project Location: Union County, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,500,000 Recipient Name: Quitman County Project Purpose: To restore building to community center.

Project Location: Quitman County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,080,000 Recipient Name: City of Raymond Project Purpose: To improve drainage system. Project Location: Raymond, Miss.

Amount Requested: $400,000 Recipient Name: SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy Project Purpose: To construct learning center. Project Location: Ridgeland, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Southern Mississippi Project Purpose: To extend capacity for early-intervention initiatives.

Project Location: Southern Mississippi, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Southern Mississippi Project Purpose: To expand expertise in school-based behavioral support. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Neshoba County General Hospital - Nursing Home Project Purpose: To upgrade nursing home facility. Project Location: Neshoba County, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Singing River Health System Project Purpose: To install an emergency power generator.

Project Location: Jackson County, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,420,000 Recipient Name: Wayne General Hospital Project Purpose: To complete facility upgrades and modernization. Project Location: Waynesboro, Miss.

Amount Requested: $9,400,000 Recipient Name: Simpson General Hospital Project Purpose: To complete facility improvements and emergency department upgrades to improve access for patients. Project Location: Mendenhall, Miss. Amount Requested: $6,719,000 Recipient Name: University of Southern Mississippi Project Purpose: To improve clinical and research facilities for better hearing healthcare services.

Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $396,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Hospital Association Health, Research, and Educational Foundation Project Purpose: To enhance clinical training and improve recruitment and retention of newly licenses registered nurses. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $700,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Hospital Association Health, Research, and Educational Foundation Project Purpose: To increase nurse leadership training and build the future nursing workforce. Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $762,000 Recipient Name: Magee Benevolent Association INC Project Purpose: To upgrade hospital infrastructure and equipment.

Project Location: Simpson County, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,015,000 Recipient Name: Covington County Hospital Project Purpose: To improve the hospital's emergency technology, services, and infrastructure. Project Location: Covington County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $10,050,000 Recipient Name: South Central Regional Medical Center Project Purpose: To implement facility wide technology and infrastructure upgrades. Project Location: Laurel, Miss. Amount Requested: $11,500,000 Recipient Name: South Central Regional Medical Center Project Purpose: To improve clinical and facility equipment.

Project Location: Laurel, Miss. Amount Requested: $10,925,000 Recipient Name: South Central Regional Medical Center Project Purpose: To upgrade facility and equipment to improve maternal and child care. Project Location: Laurel, Miss.

Amount Requested: $6,500,000 Recipient Name: South Central Regional Medical Center Project Purpose: To improve facility infrastructure and design to enhance patient access. Project Location: Laurel, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,900,000 Recipient Name: South Central Regional Medical Center Project Purpose: To modernize and renovate the clinical facilities to improve patient care.

Project Location: Laurel, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,500,000 Recipient Name: AAA Ambulance Service Project Purpose: To construct an education facility to support current and future needs. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,324,000 Recipient Name: Delta Health System Project Purpose: To update catheterization laboratory equipment. Project Location: Greenville, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,003,000 Recipient Name: Lackey Memorial Hospital Project Purpose: To update medical and support equipment for rural hospital.

Project Location: Forest, Miss. Amount Requested: $9,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To establish next-generation facilities for an accelerated therapeutics discovery and development process. Project Location: University, Miss.

Amount Requested: $8,000,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To establish an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional biotechnology hub. Project Location: University, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,226,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Project Purpose: To expand and upgrade an existing facility to serve more patients in Mississippi.

Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,500,000 Recipient Name: Greenwood Leflore Hospital Project Purpose: To update electronic health record system and upgrade facility infrastructure. Project Location: Greenwood, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,250,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Methodist Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Project Purpose: To update hospital facility for better accessibility and functionality. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,500,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Medical Center Project Purpose: To upgrade and renovate research facilities to enhance research efforts.

Project Location: Hinds County, Miss. Amount Requested: $10,200,000 Recipient Name: Canopy Children's Solutions Project Purpose: To construct mental health facility to expand clinical and therapeutic capacity. Project Location: Jackson, Miss.

Amount Requested: $10,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To enhance mental health support for students and rural communities. Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,360,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To address healthcare challenges in underserved areas through innovative techniques and mobile units.

Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State Department of Health Project Purpose: To improve rural healthcare delivery through the integration of innovative technology systems. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $7,500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State Department of Health Project Purpose: To improve perinatal care through enhanced training for medical residents. Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Memorial Health System Project Purpose: To upgrade equipment to ensure high-quality care to cancer patients.

Project Location: Gulfport, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,600,000 Recipient Name: Memorial Health System Project Purpose: To relocate clinical services to allow for growth of invasive cardiac studies. Project Location: Gulfport, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,594,000 Recipient Name: Memorial Health System Project Purpose: To expand labor and delivery in-patient areas to increase patient access. Project Location: Gulfport, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,389,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Hospital Association Health, Research, and Educational Foundation Project Purpose: To develop technology for real time hospital data.

Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,093,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Hospital Association Health, Research, and Educational Foundation Project Purpose: To advance Mississippi’s Health Information Exchange infrastructure to enhance healthcare delivery and resource optimization. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $4,987,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Public Health Institute (MSPHI) Project Purpose: To establish a center in Mississippi focused on improving maternal health and reducing maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in rural areas. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $3,500,000 Recipient Name: Mercy House Teen Challenge Project Purpose: To expand programs to improve services available to the community. Project Location: Georgetown, Miss. Amount Requested: $765,000 Recipient Name: Copiah-Lincoln Community College Project Purpose: To provide accessible and free mental health services through telehealth.

Project Location: Wesson, Miss. Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Mental Health Project Purpose: To combat youth suicide across the state. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: Community Action Fostering Educational Activities Project Purpose: To expand access to community-based mental health services through outreach and support programs. Project Location: Bogue Chitto, Miss. Amount Requested: $650,000 Recipient Name: Copiah-Lincoln Community College Project Purpose: To upgrade digital infrastructures.

Project Location: Copiah & Lincoln Counties, Miss. Amount Requested: $837,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries Parks Marine Foundation Project Purpose: To expand the workforce development program. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: Hinds Community College Project Purpose: To prepare students for agriculture-related careers. Project Location: Hinds County, Miss. Amount Requested : $236,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To provide educational technology and equipment.

Project Location: Oxford, Miss. Amount Requested: $7,500,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To enhance mathematics proficiency and reduce chronic absenteeism among students. Project Location: Statewide, Miss.

Amount Requested: $450,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To enhance evaluation services. Project Location: North Mississippi, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,250,000 Recipient Name: Blue Mountain Christian University Project Purpose: To increase capacity for nursing education.

Project Location: Blue Mountain, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,150,000 Recipient Name: Hinds Community College Project Purpose: To increase the number of aviation-related graduates. Project Location: Hinds County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,468,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To fund educational equipment. Project Location: Oktibbeha County, Miss. Amount Requested: $6,459,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To support physician assistant education.

Project Location: Oktibbeha County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: Delta State University Project Purpose: To expand education pathways for aerial careers. Project Location: Bolivar County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: Delta State University Project Purpose: To sustain STEM education. Project Location: Bolivar County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: Delta State University Project Purpose: To increase the pipeline of educators.

Project Location: Bolivar County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,850,000 Recipient Name: Alcorn State University Project Purpose: To upskill, train, and enhance the educational knowledge and productivity of existing and aspiring farmers. Project Location: Mississippi Delta , Miss.

Amount Requested: $2,344,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Community College Board Project Purpose: To support faculty of nursing degree programs. Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $13,000,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi College Project Purpose: To further clinical education opportunities for Physician Assistants.

Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: William Carey University Project Purpose: To increase the number of baccalaureate prepared nurses entering the workforce. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi School of the Arts Project Purpose: To prepare high school students for post-graduation endeavors. Project Location: Brookhaven, Miss. Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries Parks Marine Foundation Project Purpose: To enhance training educators and implement educational initiatives.

Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,500,000 Recipient Name: Forrest County Agricultural High School Project Purpose: To expand career and technical education. Project Location: Forrest County, Miss.

Amount Requested: $800,000 Recipient Name: Operation Shoestring Project Purpose: To provide high-quality afterschool and summer programming for children. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $515,000 Recipient Name: Delta Health Alliance Project Purpose: To improve educational outcomes.

Project Location: Sunflower County, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,200,000 Recipient Name: Children's Foundation of Mississippi Project Purpose: To create a clearinghouse for education-related resources. Project Location: Statewide , Miss.

Amount Requested: $768,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Children's Museum Project Purpose: To train and provide resources for teachers. Project Location: Statewide, Miss. Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Singing River Health System Project Purpose: To expand healthcare apprenticeship program.

Project Location: Jackson County, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,537,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi Department of Archives and History Project Purpose: To establish a workforce training field school. Project Location: Washington, Miss.

Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: STEM in Action Project Purpose: To build a labor pipeline for the coastal economy. Project Location: Gulf Coast, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To expand professions in skilled manufacturing.

Project Location: Oktibbeha County, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,320,000 Recipient Name: Families United Training Center Project Purpose: To provide career services, occupational training, and supportive services. Project Location: Southwest Mississippi, Miss.

Amount Requested: $750,000 Recipient Name: Base Camp Coding Academy Project Purpose: To expand training in software development. Project Location: North Mississippi, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,000,000 Recipient Name: The Skills Foundation of Mississippi, Inc. Project Purpose: To increase training volume in key career fields.

Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,200,000 Recipient Name: Rust College Project Purpose: To establish a center offering access to business development resources and support. Project Location: Holly Springs, Miss.

Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Innovate Mississippi Project Purpose: To assist startups with developing proper legal and financial documentation. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,495,000 Recipient Name: Hinds Community College Project Purpose: To provide small businesses within Mississippi financial literacy training.

Project Location: Raymond, Miss. Amount Requested: $850,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To connect and train new entrepreneurs with experienced mentors. Project Location: Starkville, Miss.

Amount Requested: $750,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To address the childcare shortage in Mississippi. Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,500,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose : To expand rural veterinary services by training veterinarians to operate a clinic.

Project Location: Starkville, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,250,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To expand support for innovation, entrepreneurship, and emerging technology sectors in Mississippi. Project Location: Oxford, Miss.

Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Jackson State University Project Purpose: To strengthen economic development and business growth in Mississippi’s capital region. Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,000,000 Recipient Name: William M.

Colmer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Project Purpose: To improve exterior tuckpoint and caulking of federal building. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $1,088,000 Recipient Name: William M.

Colmer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Project Purpose: To make security improvements to a federal building. Project Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Amount Requested: $8,985,000 Recipient Name: Dan M.

Russell Jr. United States Courthouse Project Purpose: To make improvements to a lightning protection system. Project Location: Gulfport, Miss. Amount Requested: $3,448,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Medical Center Project Purpose: To address identified gaps in prevention services to reduce and prevent substance-related harms.

Project Location: Jackson, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,510,000 Recipient Name: Mississippi State University Project Purpose: To expand training program for substance use prevention. Project Location: Statewide Amount Requested: $1,482,000 Recipient Name: University of Mississippi Project Purpose: To address the growing mental health and substance use crises.

Project Location: Statewide Amount Requested: $4,900,000 Recipient Name: City of Louisville Project Purpose: To restore the historic Strand Theater. Project Location: Louisville, Miss. Amount Requested: $500,000 Recipient Name: Clinton/Raymond/Bolton Wastewater Authority Project Purpose: To support wastewater improvements for the cities of Clinton and Raymond, and the Town of Bolton.

Project Location: Clinton/Raymond/Bolton in western Hinds County, Miss. Amount Requested: $7,800,000 Recipient Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Project Purpose: To improve migratory waterfowl habitat through the control and removal of water hyacinth and other invasive aquatic vegetation at the Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge. Project Location: Holmes and Leflore counties, Miss.

Amount Requested: $3,000,000 Recipient Name: Town of Tunica Project Purpose: To improve drinking water infrastructure. Project Location: Tunica, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,000,000 Recipient Name: City of Moss Point Project Purpose: To improve wastewater infrastructure.

Project Location: Moss Point, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,320,000 Recipient Name: City of Wiggins Project Purpose: To rehabilitate a failing sewer line. Project Location: Wiggins, Miss.

Amount Requested: $656,000 Recipient Name: DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority Project Purpose: To support wastewater improvements. Project Location: DeSoto County, Miss. Amount Requested: $5,000,000 Recipient Name: Kemper County Project Purpose: To improve access to potable water.

Project Location: Kemper County, Miss Amount Requested: $4,480,000 Recipient Name: Town of Sardis Project Purpose: To support water and wastewater infrastructure improvements. Project Location: Sardis, Miss. Amount Requested: $2,500,000 Recipient Name: City of Petal Project Purpose: To improve wastewater infrastructure.

Project Location: Petal, Miss. Amount Requested: $4,200,000 Recipient Name: City of Natchez Project Purpose: To