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Congressman Thompson Announced $250,000 awarded to Art Organizations in the Mississippi Second District

January 27, 2022

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded two grants totaling $250,000, as part of the American Rescue Plan to the following:

Recipient

Total

Purpose

Quitman County Arts Council

311 4th Street

Marks, MS 38646

$100,000

To support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mississippi Center for Cultural Production

319 White Oak St

Utica, MS 39175

$150,000

To support personnel and facilities expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.