Mississippi Grants

Top Mississippi grants right now

• Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program

  GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCILUp to $141Mopen

  Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program is sponsored by GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL. In response to the 2010 De...

  national_securityagriculturemarine_sciencewetlandsstem_education

• Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) Buildings and Buses Allocations

  Mississippi Department of EducationUp to $16Mopen

  Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) Buildings and Buses Allocations is a formula funding program from the Mississippi Department of Education that provid...

  k12_educationeducation_researchworkforce_developmentschool infrastructureschool buildings

• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program

  Mississippi Home Corporation (administering HUD ESG funds)Up to $14Mopen

  Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program is a grant from Mississippi Home Corporation, administering HUD ESG funds, that funds programs helping people ...

  community_developmenthousing stabilityhomelessnessemergency assistancehousing crisis

• National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program: Mississippi STEM Education Alliance

  Up to $5.0MDeadline: Sep 30, 2030open

  The National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program Regional Alliance project aims to recognize outstanding STEM educators in high-need schools that advance...

• E-CORE RII: Mississippi Research Alliance

  Up to $4.5MDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  This project establishes the Mississippi Research Alliance (MRA) as a nexus for the state’s research ecosystem, leveraging existing strengths, expandi...

• Jackson Heart Study (JHS) Field Center

  Up to $3.8MDeadline: Sep 14, 2026open

  The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) (https://www.jacksonheartstudy.org/) initiated in 1998 is a longitudinal investigation of genetic and environmental risk...

• NRT: Smart Agriculture Energy Innovation Network: Building the Workforce for Sustainable Rural Energy Communities

  Up to $3.0MDeadline: Aug 31, 2030open

  This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to Mississippi State University will develop a smart agriculture energy innovation n...

• Balance and Auditory Research Center (BARC)

  Up to $2.6MDeadline: Jul 31, 2030open

  for the Balance and Auditory Research Center (BARC) Vestibular and auditory functions are fundamental to survival and quality of life. Childhood heari...

• Implementation Project: Strengthening the STEM Pathway through a Holistic Multi-layer Approach

  Up to $2.2MDeadline: Jul 31, 2030open

  Implementation Projects in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) provide support to design, implement, st...

• JSU-UCSB Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Science

  Up to $2.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2030open

  As an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and the only urban university in Mississippi, the Jackson State University (JSU) PREM (Partn...

• Calculus to Careers: Scholarships Targeting Academically Rising Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Students

  Up to $2.0MDeadline: Jun 30, 2031open

  This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, by supporting the retention and graduat...

• Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 2 Project: Mississippi Teacher Residency for STEM Critical Shortage Areas

  Up to $1.8MDeadline: Sep 30, 2031open

  The Noyce Track 2 project aims to serve the national need of preparing highly qualified STEM teachers. This project plans to support 24 fellows specia...

• JHS TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER NHLBI FUNDING 9/15/2025 - 9/14/2026

  Up to $1.4MDeadline: Sep 14, 2026open

  The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) (https://www.jacksonheartstudy.org/) initiated in 1998 is a longitudinal investigation of genetic and environmental risk...

• Resource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (R3CR)

  National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthUp to $1.3MDeadline: Mar 31, 2030open

  Conducting research involving cannabis or cannabinoids presents many challenges to scientists regarding regulatory issues and the acquisition and util...

• SCC-IRG: Resilient and Affordable Housing for Rural Communities

  Up to $1.3MDeadline: Sep 30, 2028open

  Many rural US residents live in aging, substandard housing with limited access to insurance, infrastructure, and services, leaving them at risk of dis...

• Learning to create Intelligent Solutions with Machine Learning and Computer Vision: A Pathway to AI Careers for Diverse High School Students

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  AI is driving our nation’s economic development and reshaping future jobs and workforce. K-12 education is facing the challenge of developing students...

• Jackson Heart Study (JHS) Training and Education Center Renewal

  Up to $1.1MDeadline: Sep 14, 2026open

  The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) (https://www.jacksonheartstudy.org/) initiated in 1998 is a longitudinal investigation of genetic and environmental risk...

• SMART Act Research Grants

  Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)Up to $1.0Mopen

  SMART Act Research Grants is sponsored by Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). Funds research projects at Mississippi universities to he...

  biomedical_researchinnovation

• Beginnings: XAI: EXperiential Learning in AI/ML for Future Innovators

  Up to $1000KDeadline: Sep 30, 2028open

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are rapidly transforming industries and are expected to drive more technological progress over ...

• Jackson Heart Study (JHS) Community Engagement Center (CEC): Task Area A

  Up to $937KDeadline: Sep 14, 2035open

  he Jackson Heart Study (JHS) (https://www.jacksonheartstudy.org/) initiated in 1998 is a longitudinal investigation of genetic and environmental risk ...

Where Mississippi grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities that fund work in Mississippi.
• Mississippi state portal — state-administered grant programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations active in Mississippi, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs that explicitly fund Mississippi-based work.

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Qualify Mississippi grants before you write

Most of the time it takes to win a grant isn't writing — it's research and qualifying. Before you commit a week to a full proposal, qualify the opportunity with a 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: