The Mississippi Development Authority has designed the program guidelines to assure

The Mississippi Development Authority has designed the program guidelines to assure that these legislatively appropriated funds are invested to provide long-term sustainable improvements in locally defined and planned Revitalization Zones. To achieve this purpose, MDA has created three program priorities defined in detail within the Guidelines. These three priorities are as follows: Priority 1: Economic Development Improvements; Priority 2: Community Development Improvements; and Priority 3: Public Improvements. MDA award decisions will be weighted toward those grant applications that maximize job creation, private capital investment and long-term sustainable community development activities that will lead to future job creation and private capital investment. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 57-1-601 Rule 12. 3 Amendments. These guidelines may be amended by MDA at any time. MDA, at its discretion, may temporarily waive any requirement of the guidelines to the extent that the result of such waiver is to promote the public purpose of the Act and is not prohibited by State Law.