The funding will be assigned to support communities in Hinds, Humphries, Jackson, Monroe, Scott and Sharkey counties.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved a plan that sends $134.95 million in federal funds to Mississippi to support the long-term recovery from storms that struck the state in 2023 and 2024. It is being funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery program.

According to a release from Governor Tate Reeves, the funding, as authorized through the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025, will be assigned to support communities in Hinds, Humphries, Jackson, Monroe, Scott and Sharkey counties. The plan was developed following a 30-day public comment period and a series of public hearings held across the affe

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