The US government and Mississippi's department of finance has set aside $8,305.00 million dollars in federal grants and $7,642.00 million dollars in other types of government financial assistance for citizens and permanent residents who live in Mississippi. As long as you have a citizenship card (green card) or a permanent resident certificate, you may be eligible to apply and receive Mississippi government grants.
Government funding in Mississippi is provided to different sectors, with the majority of the budget in business, education (pell & college grants), housing, veteran, and personal grants.
- Mississippi Small Business Grants: Starting and running a small business in Mississippi can be a risky thing to do. More than 14,797 small businesses or even large corporations declare bankruptcy every year. To reduce the risks, you need to look into as many funding sources as possible. Here is more information on Mississippi Small Business Grants.
- Mississippi Education Grants: Education is an important role in Mississippi. The federal administration in Mississippi spend over $4,273,450,567.00 dollars per year in elementary and secondary institutions alone. Education grants are made available for students or even teachers in Mississippi to finish and enhance their level of education. Here is more information on Mississippi Education Grants.
- Mississippi Housing Grants: At an average value of $96,500.00 per real estate property, there are more than 1,270,000 real estate properties in the state of Mississippi. With an average annual household income of $37,790.00, about 75.40% of the people actually paid off their mortgages. A good number of the residents in Mississippi is not able to afford to pay off their mortgages. office of finance has set aside financial aid in the form of housing grants to the people in need, especially if you work at home. Here is more information on Mississippi Housing Grants.
- Mississippi Veteran Grants: Residents of Mississippi who have served or who are current enrolling the military, naval, and air foce are eligible to apply and receive government grants in the form of veteran grants. Here's more information on Mississippi Veteran Grants.
- Mississippi Personal Grants: The local state government in Mississippi does not offer financial aid to its residents for personal needs such as getting out of debt, financing a vehicle...etc. However, Mississippi residents are eligible to apply for personal grants to receive financial assistance to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation to the ecomony of Mississippi. Here's more information on Mississippi Personal Grants.
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Recent State Funding Opportunities
Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:
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Mississippi Easements Programs Restoration Agreements (apply)
Funding Number: USDA NRCS MS EASE 23 NOFO0001220 Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $15,000,000 |
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Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants - Mississippi State University (apply)
Funding Number: DHS 22 NPD 005 00 02 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
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Herpetofauna Survey at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi (apply)
Funding Number: W9126G 22 2 SOI 3684 Agency: Department of Defense, Fort Worth District Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Funding Amount: $95,500 |
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Mississippi Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance – FY2022 (apply)
Funding Number: USDA NRCS MS CONTA 22 NOFO0001196 Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
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Post Construction Monitoring and Habitat Assessment of Gulf Sturgeon in Response to Ship Island Restoration Efforts by the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (apply)
Funding Number: W81EWF 22 SOI 0008 Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Funding Amount: $173,000 |
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Avian Monitoring and Analysis in Upper Mississippi River Floodplain (apply)
Funding Number: W81EWF 22 SOI 0004 Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Funding Amount: $100,000 |
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Mississippi Notice of Funding Opportunity for Cooperative Agreements for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (apply)
Funding Number: USDA NRCS MS MULTI 21 NOFO0001088 Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
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Environmental Life History and Genetic Structure of River Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus spp.) in the Lower Mississippi River (apply)
Funding Number: W81EWF 21 SOI 0007 Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Funding Amount: $50,000 |
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Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Mississippi (apply)
Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R04 1875 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $44,568,018 |
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Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion - Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina (apply)
Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $4,027,077 |
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