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BOLTON, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program, has awarded $659,341 to the Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) in Jackson, Mississippi.

BOLTON, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced two grant awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) through the Land and Water Conservation Fund for recreational development projects in Mississippi's Second Congressional District. The funding, administered through the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, will support major park improvements in the Town of Duck Hill and Carroll County.

BOLTON, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has been awarded $14,294,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act Title VI program. This award is provided through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and is intended to support critical water infrastructure projects across the state.

BOLTON, MS – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) is pleased to announce two significant National Science Foundation (NSF) awards supporting advanced research and STEM education initiatives at two of Mississippi’s distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).