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Congressionally Recommended Awards in Mississippi

Congressionally Recommended Awards (16.753) awarded $11.9 million to recipients in Mississippi in 11 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, 1.6% of the program's national total. Mississippi Department of Corrections received the most, $4.0 million.

By year

Grants under this program to recipients in Mississippi
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021No awards
FY 20223$1.6 million
FY 20232$4.5 million
FY 20246$5.9 million
FY 20250-$24,066

Recipients in Mississippi

Every recipient named in the data, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
Mississippi Department of CorrectionsState and local governments1$4.0 million
The University of Southern MississippiColleges and universities1$3.0 million
Mississippi State UniversityColleges and universities3$2.8 million
Forrest County MississippiState and local governments1$500,000
MS Department of Public SafetyState and local governments1$500,000
Monroe, County ofState and local governments1$420,000
University of Mississippi Medical CenterColleges and universities1$380,000
Desoto County, MississippiState and local governments1$237,000
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeColleges and universities1$20,000

Counted by the recipient's location. A recipient based in Mississippi may carry out the work elsewhere.

Open opportunities under this program

None is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now.

Questions people ask

How much Congressionally Recommended Awards money goes to Mississippi?

$11.9 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 11 awards. Mississippi ranks 27th of 50 states and territories for this program.

Who receives Congressionally Recommended Awards money in Mississippi?

The largest recipient is Mississippi Department of Corrections, with $4.0 million in 1 award. Next are The University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi State University.

Can organizations in Mississippi apply now?

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year.

Congressionally Recommended Awards in other states

Other large programs in Mississippi

All federal grants in Mississippi

Amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.