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(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.

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. The Community Navigator Pilot Program, a Biden-Harris Administration's American Rescue Plan initiative, was designed to reduce barriers that all small businesses, including those owned by disadvantaged groups such as veterans, women, and those from rural communities and communities of color, often face in accessing critical support.

BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded $99,943 in funds through the Rural Business Development Grant Program to WAREHOUSES4GOOD located in Moorhead, Mississippi.

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. This project seeks to explore the technology and technology transfer infrastructure at a subset of HBCUs with Computer Science and Engineering Departments.

For more information call Almesha Campbell at 601-979-1815.