Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Grant Program
The Mississippi Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Grant Program, administered by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), is designed for making grants to small municipalities and limited population counties or natural gas districts to finance projects to promote economic growth in the State of Mississippi.
The fact sheet should be emailed to financial@mississippi.org
The application should be submitted unbound in a legal size red 3 - partition folder.
Eligibility
- Small Municipality – a municipality with a population of 10,000 or less, according to the most recent federal decennial census, at the time the application is submitted by the municipality.
- Limited Population County – a county with a population of 30,000 or less, according to the most recent federal decennial census, at the time the application is submitted by the county.
- Natural Gas Districts – districts created by law and meeting the same requirements as small municipalities.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible projects must be publicly owned.
- All contracts and purchases must be made in accordance with normal bid and purchase laws of a municipality or county.
- Program funds may not be used for working capital, for general expenditures, which would normally be covered under a local sponsor general operation budget, or for administrative expenses.
- Professional services (engineering/architectural cost) will be limited to 10% of the grant award amount.
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to
- Drainage systems;
- Utilities such as water supply systems and gas supply systems;
- Sewer systems (pipe treatment);
- Transportation facilities directly affecting the site, including roads, bridges, rail lines, or pipelines;
- Marine structures;
- Land purchases and improvements;
- Airfield and Airport improvements;
- Acquisition and improvements of buildings
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Grant agreement must be signed within 6 months of the Grant Award Date and Requests for Reimbursement must be submitted to MDA within one year from date the Grant Agreement is signed. |
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Maximum GRANT amount: $150,000 per local sponsor per calendar year. |
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Funding for grants to Local Sponsors is derived from appropriations or funds otherwise made available by the State Legislature.
To apply for this program
The eligible entity should contact MDA for an application.
Statute
Section 57-1-18, MS Code
For more information:
Community Services Division
Telephone: 601.359.3179
Fax: 601.359.3108
community@mississippi.org