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Oil Spill Website

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The Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District has launched a website to quickly disseminate information to locals directly affected by the 2010 oil spill.

The site can be found at www.2010oilspill.com. The site provides national, regional and local newsfeeds as well as resources for volunteers, potential contractors and the public at large.

"About ten days after the explosion, we began to see an uptick in interest and concern. We knew that we had to find a way to get information out quickly to our member governments and this seemed to be the best avenue," said Les Newcomb, Executive Director. The site went live by the afternoon of April 30th and is also accessible through Facebook and Twitter.

For more details on the site or to submit information, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

You can also go to the website and click on the link for RSS, Facebook or Twitter to get the latest updates as they happen .

 

IEDC Improved Federal Response

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Developed by a working group of representatives convened by IEDC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center and the National Association of Development Organizations, An Improved Federal Response to Post-Disaster Economic Recovery (PDF) identifies capacity, resource and regulatory constraints imposed on local communities after a disaster, and presents a series of recommendations on how federal partners could better assist this communities in their recovery effort. This report has been submitted to the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Working Group, which has been convened at President Obama’s request by the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Housing and Urban Development.

source: http://iedconline.org

 

MDA's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

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MDA's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Non-Entitlement Grant Program provides grants to municipalities and counties for the development of projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions and increase energy efficiency. $6.8 million will be awarded in competitive grants to cities and counties not eligible for direct formula grants (non-entitlement communities).

Please visit http://stimulus.mississippi.org for more information about the EECBG Program.

 

Stimulus Funding at a Glance

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The Planning Department has prepared a summary of available funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (more commonly known as the Stimulus Package). Information is sorted by announcement date. This report does not include state-specific projects unless they are targeted for Mississippi. The report will be updated weekly, and date of latest update will be provided.

For more detailed information, go to www.recovery.gov or directly to the website of the funding agency.

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Mississippi Housing Data Project

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The purpose of the Mississippi Housing Recovery Data Project is to gather the best available information on the housing recovery from Hurricane Katrina, to aid the State in planning and guiding the recovery.

The Mississippi Housing Recovery Data Project began in May 2008 and collected data for the three coastal counties (Hancock, Harrison and Jackson) through July 2008. In October 2008 we had organized the data into an integrated database suitable for analysis. From October through December 2008, we used the database to develop the findings reported here. Further updates are planned.

The combination of this Executive Summary and the separate Detailed Report summarizes progress through December 2008 and is the final report for the Mississippi Housing Recovery Data Project, for the three coastal counties.

Download the Mississippi Housing Data Executive Summary by clicking HERE.

Download the Mississippi Housing Data Project Detailed Report by clicking HERE.

Download the December 2009 Update of the Mississippi Housing Data Project by clicking HERE.

 

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Leslie Newcomb, Executive Director

SMPDD Gulfport Office

9229 Highway 49

Gulfport, MS 39503

Phone:(228) 868-2311

 

SMPDD Hattiesburg Office

700 Hardy Street

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Phone: (601) 545-2137