Washington County to receive $750,000 for sewer improvements

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves recently announced that the state of Mississippi is deploying over $23 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facilities funding. These investments, approved through the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), will empower cities and counties to address urgent infrastructure needs and modernize the foundations of their local economies.

The Congressionally authorized CDBG grant provides funding to communities to help ensure basic community services, environmental quality and economic opportunities for their residents. Projects must meet at least one of the following national objectives to be considered for CDBG assistance:

● Benefit low- and moderate-income people
● Help prevent or eliminate slums or blight
● Address urgent needs resulting from conditions that pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community without other financial resources to take care of them

Mississippi’s CDBG Public Facilities Program provides municipalities and counties funding for public infrastructure needs. Eligible CDBG Public Facilities projects include improvements to water, wastewater and drainage systems, streets and certain public buildings.

The CDBG Public Facilities grants total $23,035,043.12. Of that total, Washington county will receive $750,000 for sewer improvements.