The Mississippi Office of Highway Safety is accepting grant applications from law enforcement agencies, state agencies, community groups, and academic institutions.
Funding is available for projects in areas such as alcohol- and drug-impaired driving, seatbelt and child restraint use, police traffic services, traffic data systems, and education programs for youth and adults.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 30, 2026. More information is available on the Mississippi Department of Public Safety website.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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