GC restoration fund applications

The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is taking project applications for the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. Applications can be found online at mississippi.org/gcrf. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Representatives from MDA, as well as members of the GCRF advisory board, will review the projects and make recommendations to the Legislature. Legislators will fund selected projects during the 2021 session. The monies will be used to stimulate growth and economic development in Harrison, Hancock, Jackson, George, Stone and Pearl River counties. Those eligible to apply are local governments, non-governmental organizations, colleges and universities, community colleges, ports, airports, public-private partnerships, private entities, non-profit groups and local economic development groups. Mississippi reached a settlement with BP in 2016 for $750M from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in April 2010. (Source: WXXV 07/10/20)