Education grants are government grants for students or teachers who are looking to complete or expand their level of education. The department of education in Mississippi has a budget of $4,273,450,567.00 a year in just elementary and secondary education. Students enrolled in Mississippi schools can look into education grants in addition to scholarships. In fact, students can look at education grants as scholarships government from their local government.

Of all the people in Mississippi, over 80.40% have high school diplomas, over 19.60% have post secondary degrees, and over 7.10 have at least 1 graduate school degree. Education expense in Mississippi is not cheap. Although there are student loans available, students should look into education grants first. Unlike loans, students do not have to pay back the amount they receive in grants.

Teachers in Mississippi need to constantly stay on top of new materials. Most teachers need to study part-time while teaching full-time at their regular day jobs in schools. The cost to study part-time can be expensive in Mississippi. For example, for elementary school teachers, with an average salary of $44,497.00, it can be hard for them to come up with the tuition fees to study part-time. Vice versa with Mississippi's secondary school teachers, who have an average salary of $44,497.00.

Applying for Education Grants

Whether if you are a college or graduate student, or a teacher or professor who is looking to pursue higher education, you can apply for Mississippi Education Grants by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Office of FAFSA in Mississippi ensures all eligible residents in Mississippi can benefit from federally funded financial aid for education.

To apply for education grants in Mississippi, contact Mississippi financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Mississippi are browsing from the following cities: Wiggins, Vaughan, Richton, Pittsboro, Enid, Flowood, Sallis, Lamar, Rosedale, Purvis

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Investigation of Legacy Data in the Western Mississippi Sound (Apply for M22AS00410)

Funding Number: M22AS00410
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $12,000
Science Needs for Bird Habitat Conservation in the Upper Mississippi / Great Lakes Joint Venture Region 3 (Apply for F22AS00315)

Funding Number: F22AS00315
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Category: Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $100,000
Continuing Mississippi Offshore Sediment Resources Inventory: Linking Late Quaternary Stratigraphic Evolution of the Mid Shelf (Apply for M21AS00569)

Funding Number: M21AS00569
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $500,000
Microfossil Assemblage Analysis in Support of the Mississippi Offshore Sediment Resources Inventory (Apply for M20AS00218)

Funding Number: M20AS00218
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Category: Environment
Funding Amount: $50,000
Lower Mississippi River Sediment and Ecohydrology Studies (Apply for W81EWF20SOI0011)

Funding Number: W81EWF20SOI0011
Agency: Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $450,000
Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming (Apply for 2016 NIST MEP 02)

Funding Number: 2016 NIST MEP 02
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Category: Other
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Mississippi (entire State) (Apply for PA FPH 16 016)

Funding Number: PA FPH 16 016
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $4,580,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Adams, Amite, Jefferson, and Wilkinson Counties, Mississippi (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1046)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1046
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $6,879,467
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Hinds County, Mississippi (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1044)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1044
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $14,650,198
Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative (Apply for CDC RFA DP 24 0059)

Funding Number: CDC RFA DP 24 0059
Agency: Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $3,150,000

 

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