House Bill 1799 and Senate Bill 3047 passed by the Mississippi legislature, allocated $70,000,000 of CARES Act money to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to assist counties and municipalities with their COVID-19 expenses.

Through FEMA�s COVID-19 Economic Disaster Declaration, counties and municipalities and specific nonprofits are eligible for public assistance. While FEMA reimburses 75% of those approved expenses, some entities struggle to meet the 25% match. Through the MEMA COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program, the burden is now lifted from the counties and municipalities to provide that match.

Not all COVID-19 expenses are eligible for federal reimbursement through FEMA; therefore SB 3047 details what other expenses can be covered by the CARES Act funds.� The allocation of funds from the Relief Program is based on the county or municipality�s population as listed in the 2010 U.S. Census. If a government entity�s costs are not entirely covered by FEMA�s reimbursement, MEMA will work with remaining CARES Act funds to help ensure a 100% reimbursement.

To view the allocations of CARES Act funds based on the population as listed in the 2010 U.S. Census click the links below:

• Breakdown of funds to�counties
• Breakdown of funds to�municipalities

Click here to apply.� The deadline is October 15th.

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