SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Businesses and Residents of Mississippi Affected by Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Tornadoes in March

( 02 August 2022 ) WASHINGTON – Mississippi businesses and residents affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes March 22, 2022, may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced today. Administrator Guzman made the loans available in response to a letter from Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves dated July [...]

MEMA Launches Individual Safe Room Program

( 29 July 2022 ) PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is launching the Individual Safe Room Program to help residents in disaster-prone areas build a safe room/ storm shelter from severe weather. The application process is open from August 1, 2022 – October 31, 2022. Mitigation funds from the Backwater Flooding/ Tornado Disaster (FEMA-MS-4429) will provide reimbursements [...]

SBA: Assistance Available to Some MS Residents Following March 30, 2022 Severe Weather Event

( 08 July 2022 ) Disaster Field Operations Center East Release Date: July 8, 2022 Contact: Michael Lampton (404) 331-0333 Michael.Lampton@sba.gov Release Number: 22-316, MS 17503/17504 SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Mississippi Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Tornadoes WASHINGTON (SBA)– Mississippi businesses and residents affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that occurred on [...]

MEMA Mitigation Director Testifies Before Members of Congress

( 17 June 2022 ) MEMA Mitigation Director Testifies Before Members of Congress   PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s Mitigation Director Jana Henderson testified on June 16th before the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Henderson also serves as the Secretary for the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and was selected to speak on [...]