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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


HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $19 MILLION FOR MISS. BANKS TO SUPPORT LOANS & INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $19 MILLION FOR MISS. BANKS TO SUPPORT LOANS & INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $19.0 million to four dozen predominantly rural Mississippi banks and financial institutions to support loans and investments in economically-distressed areas.

The FY2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) grants were approved through the U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $96 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR TAYLOR DEFENSE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $96 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR TAYLOR DEFENSE

Louisville Company to Support Army Container Handler Modernization 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a $96,851,697 U.S. Army contract award to Taylor Defense Products, LLC. of Louisville to support the Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) Modernization program.

The award follows a competitive process that selected Taylor Defense to modernize the...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $52 MILLION GRANT TO REVIVE GLOSTER RAIL SERVICE

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $52 MILLION GRANT TO REVIVE GLOSTER RAIL SERVICE

Gloster Southern Restoration Project in Amite Co. Receives U.S. Dept. of Transportation Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $52 million to restore the Gloster Southern Railroad system in southwest Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith, ranking member on the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, worked actively with the Town of Gloster to...

EMCC receives $3 million EDA grant

Meridian Star

EMCC receives $3 million EDA grant

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East Mississippi Community College in Scooba will receive a $3 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to construct a new industrial training facility on campus, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced.

T...

$52 million grant to revive Gloster rail service

WJTV-TV Jackson

$52 million grant to revive Gloster rail service

By Kristopher White

GLOSTER, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of $52 million to restore the Gloster Southern Railroad system in southwest Mississippi.

The Town of Gloster applied for a...