MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. — The Mississippi County Government has announced the seven recipients of its 2024 infrastructure grant program.
$720,050 has been awarded to support several water and sewer infrastructure improvements and projects through the Mississippi County Water and Sewer Infrastructure Grant Program.
Each grant provides up to $125,000 to cities within Mississippi County and funds up to 75% of project costs, with the remaining 25% being matched by the applicants.
"Infrastructure improvements to water and sewer systems are vital to our local communities, and we are pleased to once again support these much-needed projects,” said Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson.
Grantees and their projects include:
- Town of Etowah
- $125,000 to improve wastewater pump stations and treatment facility
- Town of Dyess
- $125,000 to fund repairs for a leaking water tower
- City of Gosnell
- $125,000 to fund repairs to the sewer and water systems
- City of Osceola
- $125,000 to rehabilitate manholes on 30 Elm Street to limit stormwater penetration of sewer system
- City of Wilson
- $109,500 to paint and refurbish the main 100,000-gallon water tank
- City of Leachville
- $69,300 to add additional quality controls for water treatment
- City of Manila
- $41,250 to upgrade a water treatment plant aerator
This marks the second year the county has awarded infrastructure grants to its cities and towns. In 2023, the county awarded $2.2 million to fund 11 projects.
Cities and towns that have previously received funding from past grant cycles are still eligible to apply. The total grant funding received by any one applicant must not exceed $400,000.
“Together we are working to improve the quality of life for Mississippi County residents as we continue to support population growth and an uptick in economic development activity,” said Judge Nelson.
These grants are funded through the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Relief Fund (CLFRF), which was signed into law in 2021.
For more information, you can check out the county's website here.