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October 14, 2025
Newsletter Archive

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 to constituents. Spread the word, and share this newsletter. Visit my website to subscribe or unsubscribe to the newsletter.

October 1, 2025

Washington, D.C. –  Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the following statement:

September 29, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) is pleased to announce that Jackson State University has been selected to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training – Rehabilitation of the Blind Program (84.129P).

September 24, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) is pleased to announce that the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded two Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) to institutions in Mississippi.

September 22, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announced Mississippi’s open application period for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

September 18, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of $731,782 to Panola County through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

September 3, 2025

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.

August 26, 2025
Newsletter Archive

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 to constituents.  Spread the word, and share this newsletter. 

August 21, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced a $4,593,322 grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support critical infrastructure improvements at Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) in Carroll County, Mississippi.