Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces U. S. Department of Transportation Awards $108,000 to Mississippi Airports
Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grant funds to the following:
RECIPIENT/AIRPORT | AMOUNT | CONTACT |
City of Belzoni/Belzoni Municipal Airport | $22,000 | Mr. Joe Jackson, Mayor at (662) 247-1343 |
City of Winona & Montgomery County/ Winona-Montgomery County Airport | $32,000 | Mr. Jewel Harrison, Chairman, Winona-Montgomery Co. Airport Board at (662) 262-7322 |
Clarksdale-Coahoma County Airport Board /Fletcher Field Airport | $32,000 | Ms. Morgan Wood, Coahoma County Administrator at (662) 624-3028 |
City of Grenada /Grenada Municipal Airport | $22,000 | Mr. Stanford Amos, City Manager at (662) 227-3457 |
This grant provides economic relief funds for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens at the airport. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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