Application and Eligibility Requirements

Application and Eligibility Requirements. Activities to be funded under the Mississippi Site Development Grant Program should be consistent with the recruitment strategy and industrial park development plan for the benefitting site. Local Partners (county, municipality and public or private nonprofit economic development entities including, but not limited to, local authorities, commissions, or other entities created by local and private legislation) are eligible to apply. Applicants are advised to carefully review the required checklist included in the application form before submitting a grant application. The checklist must be signed and included in the application. Local Partners may apply for grant assistance for the following projects: A. Site development projects and/or site due diligence projects at publicly owned industrial property; B. Site due diligence on optioned property; C. Public infrastructure improvement or expansion projects directly serving industrial property that is publicly owned or is optioned property; D. Assistance in acquiring publicly owned real property used for economic development purposes by the eligible entity.