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December 11, 2023

[Washington, D.C.] – Today, United States Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announces an award of $35,000,000 to the Mississippi Department of Transportation for road improvements to US 49 from Bentonia, Mississippi to Yazoo City, Mississippi.

 

December 7, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S. Department of Agriculture/ Rural Development has awarded a $1,347,000 loan through the Multi-Family Housing Loan Guarantees to The Heights at Clinton, an existing Section 515 family multi-family housing complex in Clinton, Mississippi.

December 6, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $5,174,358 grant through the Administration for Children and Families / Office of Head Start Program to Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc. The grant project is titled “Head Start and Early Head Start”.

December 1, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $299,868 grant through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Program to Mississippi Association of Cooperatives (MAC).

November 27, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the National Science Foundation has awarded $299,769 to Jackson State University. The project is entitled "RII Track-4:NSF: Understanding Perovskite Solar Cell Passivation at The Level of  Organic Functional Groups through Ultrafast Spectroscopy” and is under the direction of Qilin Dai.

November 13, 2023

[Washington, D.C.] – Today, Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) issued a statement supporting the Wade family's call for a thorough investigation by the United States Department of Justice into the tragic death of Dexter Wade.  On March 5, 2023, Mr. Wade was fatally struck by an off-duty Jackson police officer who was operating a police vehicle.

November 3, 2023

(Bolton, Mississippi) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson announced the application period for FEMA's FY 2023 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants is now open.

November 3, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded $159,790 in funds through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to the Second Congressional District.

November 3, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $1,282,336 in Maternal and Child Health Services grant funds to the Mississippi State Department of Health.