Most people are confused about personal grants in Mississippi. If you live in the state of Mississippi and are looking for personal financial assistance such as supplemental security income, Medicaid, or state social services, you should look into government benefits instead. Personal grants are financial aid from the local government of Mississippi for its residents under certain circumstances - the use of the financial funding must have a meaningful purpose to the economy of Mississippi.

Personal Grants for Work At Home Residents of Mississippi

With the aid from the federal government, the department of finance & economic growth in Mississippi is able to provide financial support to residents who work at home. According to the latest research, in Mississippi, there are over 25,439 business identities have 0 to 4 employees. This number includes people who work at home with sole proprietorship. To be eligible, you must be a resident of Mississippi and have a registered business in Mississippi. If your business is in one of the following areas: medicine, education, scientific research, and technology development, you have a higher chance of getting your grant application approved.

Personal Grants for Education for Residents of Mississippi

Not all students or teachers are eligible to apply for personal education grants in Mississippi. According to US Census,

In Mississippi:

  • 80.40% have high school diplomas
  • 19.60% have at least one post secondary degree
  • 7.10% have at least one graduate school degree

As you do not have to pay back the amount of grants given to you, Mississippi's office of education ensures that personal grants are only given to individuals who need financial assistance for their education related to medicine, education, scientific research, or technology development. And recipients must use their new knowledge and skill set to improve the economy of Mississippi.

Personal Grants for Veterans in Mississippi

There are more than 155,100 veterans (both active and retired) in Mississippi. If you have enrolled, or currently participating in the military, naval force, or air force, you are eligible to apply for veteran personal grants as long as the funds are being used to stimulate the economy of Mississippi.

You can look at personal grants as "government grants for individuals". Therefore, there are many other types of personal grants such as personal housing grants. If an individual receives grants from the government, he or she has received a type of "personal grants". It is much harder for individuals to receive grants than it is for businesses to receive grants. Mississippi residents apply for different types of state government grants by contacting Mississippi financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Mississippi are browsing from the following cities: Woodland, Belzoni, Sidon, Courtland, Liberty, Oxford, Walls, Duck Hill, Sumrall, McHenry

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Investigation of Legacy Data in the Western Mississippi Sound (Apply for M22AS00410)

Funding Number: M22AS00410
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $12,000
Science Needs for Bird Habitat Conservation in the Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture Region 3 (Apply for F22AS00315)

Funding Number: F22AS00315
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Category: Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $100,000
Continuing Mississippi Offshore Sediment Resources Inventory: Linking Late Quaternary Stratigraphic Evolution of the Mid Shelf (Apply for M21AS00569)

Funding Number: M21AS00569
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $500,000
Microfossil Assemblage Analysis in Support of the Mississippi Offshore Sediment Resources Inventory (Apply for M20AS00218)

Funding Number: M20AS00218
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $50,000
Lower Mississippi River Sediment and Ecohydrology Studies (Apply for W81EWF20SOI0011)

Funding Number: W81EWF20SOI0011
Agency: Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $450,000
Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming (Apply for 2016 NIST MEP 02)

Funding Number: 2016 NIST MEP 02
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Category: Other
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Mississippi (entire State) (Apply for PA FPH 16 016)

Funding Number: PA FPH 16 016
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $4,580,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Adams, Amite, Jefferson, and Wilkinson Counties, Mississippi (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1046)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1046
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $6,879,467
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Hinds County, Mississippi (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1044)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1044
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $14,650,198
Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative (Apply for CDC RFA DP 24 0059)

Funding Number: CDC RFA DP 24 0059
Agency: Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $3,150,000

 

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