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Senator Hyde-Smith supports federal policies to foster an economic environment that encourages job growth in Mississippi and the nation.  She supports the tax cuts and reforms enacted by President Trump and the Republican-majority Congress.  She believes in eliminating burdensome federal regulations that hinder small businesses, farmers, and industry.

The Senator supports policies and opportunities to continue and expand Mississippi’s ability to contribute to national security, high-tech research, agricultural innovation, and energy production.

Senator Hyde-Smith welcomes opportunities to work with local, state, and federal officials to make Mississippi a better place to work and raise families.

FY2025 Community Project Funding Requests


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $5.35 MILLION GRANT FOR DOWNTOWN GULFPORT BRIDGE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $5.35 MILLION GRANT FOR DOWNTOWN GULFPORT BRIDGE

Mississippi Department of Transportation to Receive Additional $5.68 Million for Transit Improvements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $5,351,155 grant to the Coast Transit Authority (CTA) to fund the final phase of construction for a 1,100-foot bridge over U.S. 90/Beach...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $19.7 MILLION FOR RURAL MISS. WATER, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $19.7 MILLION FOR RURAL MISS. WATER, WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS

USDA Water and Waste Disposal Funding Awarded for Projects for Lauderdale, Marion, Oktibbeha, Pike & Wilkinson Counties, and City of Senatobia

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $19.7 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grants and low-interest loans to improve water and wastewater...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $1.98 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $1.98 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Rural Development Grants to Support Technology Installation Statewide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $1,980,417 to support distance learning programs across the entire state.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development will award the grants.

“These investments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Ingalls receives $936 million contract to build Naval destroyer

News Mississippi

Ingalls receives $936 million contract to build Naval destroyer

By Steven Gagliano

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has been awarded a sizable contract by the U.S. Navy.

The $936 million contract will fund the construction of a DDG-51 Flight III Destroyer (guided-missile...

Greenville Bypass Project Sizable Grant Will Fund The Venture

Delta Business Journal 

Greenville Bypass Project Sizable Grant Will Fund The Venture

By Jack Criss

Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith recently announced a $71.46 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant for the Mississippi Department of Transportation...