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May 10, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $500,000 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled "Excellence in Research: Spontaneous Nucleation Strategy for High-Quality Perovskite Films" is under the direction of Dai Qilin.

May 10, 2023

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $999,999 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled "NSF Engines Development Award: Advancing food security and climate resilience (MS)" is under the direction of Joseph Whittaker.

May 5, 2023
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2023 Art Comp Winner
April 14, 2023

Bolton, MS – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced winners of the 2023 Second Congressional “Artistic Discovery” Art Competition. This year’s 1st Place winner is Arthur Davis from Vicksburg High School. I would like to extend my congratulations to Arthur Davis and Vicksburg High School for placing first in this year’s competition.

April 13, 2023

(BOLTON, MS) Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S.

April 3, 2023
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April 3, 2023
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March 6, 2023

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announces Mississippi’s open application period for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.

February 3, 2023
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Welcome... To The Thompson Report on the Second Congressional District of Mississippi. Inside you will find information about the district, grants, legislative actions and more. My monthly newsletter will be distributed by email too constituents. Spread the word, share this newsletter. Click here to read the newsletter. Thank you

February 1, 2023

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) welcomes a new staffer to his Washington, D.C. office. Deidre Alexander is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, with a wealth of experience in education, nonprofit, and public policy. She was previously the Manager of Strategic Initiatives at CityWorks DC, where she managed projects and provided strategic planning support to help build a citywide talent pipeline infrastructure. Deidre served as the Founding Director of the Mississippi Collective, which is a public education advocacy nonprofit.