Application to the Program

Application to the Program. To apply for the Small Municipal and Limited Population County Grant Program, a completed application that is submitted by a Local Sponsor must include: A. Purpose of the proposed grant including a list of eligible items and the cost of each and explain how the proposed project relates to Economic Development/Community Development priority/master plan; B. The estimated cost of the total project, a description of the Local Sponsor's investment in the project, and all public or private sources of funding that have been secured and that will be utilized exclusively for the project; C. Time schedule for implementation and completion of the project, evidencing an expeditious completion of the project; D. Engineering documentation (must be on the engineer’s letterhead, with his stamp/seal and signature; E. Current employment levels at the project site and estimated increase, if any, as a result of financing the project; F. Executed copy of the Local Sponsor's resolution of authorization to apply for grant funds (Mayor/President of Board of Supervisors); and G. Executed copy of the Local Sponsor’s resolution committing matching funds to the project, if applicable; H. One (1) original of the application must be submitted to the Community Services Division of MDA, Small Municipal and Limited Population County Grant Program, Post Office Box 849, Jackson, Mississippi 39205 or hand-delivered to the 5th floor of the Woolfolk Office Building. I. It should be noted that the Executive Director of “MDA” might in his discretion commit grant funds to projects prior to the application deadline. Such commitments would be made only if a specific project is involved and timing of the grant award would have a direct effect on the location or expansion of the project. J. The complete application must be submitted in a legal- sized dark blue classification folder (2 dividers) and each section bottom tabbed. All documentation must have original signatures and original pictures. This application should not be modified from its original format. Any application that does not contain information sufficient to permit review will not be considered for funding.