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November 16, 2021


(Washington D.C.) – Congressman Bennie Thompson announces the City of Jackson, Mississippi will receive $20,000,000 from the United States Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grant Program to help rebuild Medgar Evers Boulevard.

November 10, 2021

(Washington D.C.) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson announced the reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony of the Quitman County Hospital on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. in Marks, Mississippi.

November 8, 2021

(Washington D.C.) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson announced the application period for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program opened on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 8 a.m. ET and will close on Friday, December 17, 2021 at 5 p.m. ET.

November 2, 2021

Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Bennie Thompson announced the Community Students Learning Center in Lexington, Mississippi will be awarded a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Community Navigator Pilot Grant Program.

October 1, 2021

(Bolton, Mississippi) – Today, Rep. Bennie G.

October 1, 2021

(BOLTON, Mississippi) – Today, Congressman Bennie Thompson announced that schools and libraries can apply for additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to increase broadband services now through October 13

October 1, 2021

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G.

August 11, 2021

(BOLTON) –Congressman Bennie Thompson announces Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Governor Tate Reeves and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Executive Director Stephen C.

August 10, 2021

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $300,000 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled "EAGER: Pathway to Commercialization at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)," is under the direction of Almesha Campbell.

August 10, 2021

Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has awarded grant funds through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to the following:

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