SBA Physical Disaster Loan Deadline Approaching in Mississippi for Businesses and Residents Affected by Hurricane Ida

( 07 December 2021 ) ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters in Mississippi of the Dec. 21 deadline to apply for physical damage disaster loans. Anyone in the declared counties with damages affected by Hurricane Ida from Aug. 28 through Sept. 1, 2021, should apply for the [...]

Spend Your FEMA Award Wisely

( 03 December 2021 ) (FEMA) – As eligible Mississippians begin to receive federal assistance, FEMA urges applicants to use the money for disaster-related expenses only as allowed. FEMA will send you a notification letter informing you of the types of assistance you are eligible to receive, and the amounts of assistance FEMA is providing for each eligible need. These [...]

MEMA’s Disaster Assistance Repair Program Offers Funding to Rebuild Following Disasters

( 22 November 2021 )   To list to this release: PEARL, Miss. –  The State’s Disaster Assistance Repair Program (DARP) provides counties with up to $250,000 in increments of $50,000 for building materials to help communities recover following a disaster. Through this program, the State grants funding only for the building materials. The county is then responsible for coordinating [...]

Registration Intake Centers Open Veterans Day

( 10 November 2021 ) PEARL, Miss. –  The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s Registration Intake Centers in seven counties will remain open for Veterans Day, November 11, 2021 from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Those living in Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson counties could be eligible for federal individual assistance through FEMA. The deadline to [...]