Gulf Coast Community Foundation to receive Community Foundations COVID-19 grant

During the most recent 2020 legislative session, the state of Mississippi passed the Community Foundations COVID-19 Grant Program as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act.

During the most recent 2020 - legislative session, the- state of mississippi passed the- community - foundations covid-19 grant- program as part of the- coronavirus aid, relief, and- economic security act.- the program is administered by- the mississippi development - authority and provides funding- of eight million dollars divide- into two categories.- four million dollars goes to- elegible, nonprofits, - while the other four million- dollars go to elegible food - pantries.

- the funds are distributed to- seven community foundations - across the state of mississippi- that had pandemic related - expenses.

- and the gulf coast community- foundation will receive about - 1.3 - million dollars of- reimbursement.- - paul guichet: "these funds are really critical - for the mississippi gulf coast- because it puts 1.3 million - dollars into our local- charities, the- nonprofits and food pantries- that, quite frankly, are- challenged right now because of- the nature of the pandemic and- so deploying these funds in the- community is- going to be a big assist to - them."

- - - going to be a big assist to - them."

The list of covid related - expenses that the foundation- has incurred can be found on th- gulf coast community- foundation's website on your- screen.

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