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BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the State of Mississippi $8,406,000 in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to help communities recover from disasters. With today's allocations, HUD has now allocated the remaining funds of the $5 billion appropriated in Public Law No.

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has selected Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) to participate in a grant program to create content by, with, and for tween and teen audiences.

(Washington D.C.) –Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announced that Mississippi will receive an estimated $6.7 million dollars through the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which will be administered through Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Bolton, MS – One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced today that Mississippi Second Congressional District has received $7,945,336 to date from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at home, allowing them to take advantage of online learning and do their homework.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Thompson voted to fund $10,527,500 in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for the 2nd Congressional District. This funding, included in the appropriations government funding package, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in the Mississippi Delta.

(Washington D.C.) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson announced that Mississippi colleges and universities have been awarded approximately $575 in American Rescue Plan funding. This has been one of the largest allocations of funding attributed to colleges and universities through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF).

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) approved an Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy in the amount of $750,000 to Central Mississippi Housing and Development Corp.