Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 6 - Economic Development › Part 9 - Economic Development Division › Chapter 1 - Mississippi Site Development Grant Program › SMALL MUNICIPALITIES AND LIMITED POPULATION COUNTIES GRANT PROGRAM › General Provisions

Current through June 25, 2024
The maximum grant amount which may be awarded to any one
					 Local Sponsor will be $150,000.
Each application will be evaluated on its own merit to meet
					 the intent of the program. All projects must be related to MDA Eligible
					 Priorities.
Communities with a population of 3,500 or less will be
					 required to have a minimum 10% match. Communities with a population greater
					 than 3,500 will be required to have a minimum 20% match. This may be in the
					 form of a loan, cash, or in-kind services. Documented project related soft
					 costs such as administrative, engineering, architectural, inspection, legal,
					 etc. are acceptable forms of matching funds.
SMLPC funds may not be used for working capital, general
					 expenditures, which would normally be covered under a local sponsor's general
					 operation budget, ad valorem taxes, or for project related soft costs such as
					 administrative, engineering, architectural, inspection, legal, etc.
If a community has any open SMLPC grants, they are not
					 eligible to submit another application. An acceptable close-out package must be
					 submitted before an application is considered.
Mississippi Employment Protection
					 Act
All grant recipients entering into contracts with the
					 Mississippi Development Authority represents and warrants that it will ensure
					 compliance with the Mississippi Employment Protection Act and will register and
					 participate in the status verification system of all newly hired employees. The
					 term "employee" as used herein means any person that is hired to perform work
					 within the State of Mississippi. As used herein, "status verification system"
					 means the illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996
					 that is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, also
					 known as the E-Verify Program or any other successor electronic verification
					 system replacing the E-Verify Program. The grantee agrees to maintain such
					 compliance and, upon request of the State, to provide copy of each such
					 verification to the State. The grantee further represents and warrants that any
					 person assigned to perform services hereunder meet the employment eligibility
					 requirements of all migration laws of the State of Mississippi. The grantee
					 understands and agrees that any breach of these warranties may subject the
					 grantee to the following:
(a)
				  termination of this Agreement and ineligibility for any state or public
				  contract in Mississippi for up to three (3) years, with notice of such
				  cancellation/termination being made public, or
(b) the loss of any license, permit,
				  certification or other document granted to the grantee by an agency, department
				  or governmental entity for the right to do business in Mississippi for up to
				  one (1) year, or
(c) or both. In the
				  event of such cancellation/termination, the grantee would also be liable for
				  any additional costs incurred by the State due to contract cancellation or loss
				  of license or permit.