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: Holly Bluff, Merigold, Taylorsville, Vardaman, Tchula, Durant, Sidon, Utica, Ripley, Rome

Recent State Funding Opportunities

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

Funding Opportunity
Mississippi Conservation Delivery for Outreach, Education & Technical Assistance (Apply for USDA NRCS MS CONTA 23 NOFO0001303)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS MS CONTA 23 NOFO0001303
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Determining drivers of floodplain forest regeneration success and failure on the Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota and Wisconsin (Apply for W81EWF 23 SOI 0010)

Funding Number: W81EWF 23 SOI 0010
Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $61,592
Determining drivers of floodplain forest regeneration success and failure on the Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota and Wisconsin (Apply for W81EWF 23 2 0010)

Funding Number: W81EWF 23 2 0010
Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $61,592
Modeling relationships of hydromorphology, nutrient dynamics, and algal production in backwaters of the Lower Mississippi River (Apply for W81EWF 23 SOI 0005)

Funding Number: W81EWF 23 SOI 0005
Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $40,000
Mississippi Easements Programs Restoration Agreements (Apply for USDA NRCS MS EASE 23 NOFO0001220)

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
Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants - Mississippi State University (Apply for DHS 22 NPD 005 00 02)

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
Herpetofauna Survey at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi (Apply for W9126G 22 2 SOI 3684)

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
Mississippi Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance – FY2022 (Apply for USDA NRCS MS CONTA 22 NOFO0001196)

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
Post Construction Monitoring and Habitat Assessment of Gulf Sturgeon in Response to Ship Island Restoration Efforts by the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (Apply for W81EWF 22 SOI 0008)

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
Avian Monitoring and Analysis in Upper Mississippi River Floodplain (Apply for W81EWF 22 SOI 0004)

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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