JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Officials with the National Park Service (NPS) announced the award of $186,756 in Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants.

This year’s awards will support 11 projects advancing preservation of the Delta Region’s culture and history across seven states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

“The National Park Service’s Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative grant supports communities throughout the Mississippi Delta working to preserve and share the region’s important history and culture,” said Christopher Collins, chair, NPS Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative, and superintendent, New Philadelphia National Historic Site. “The LMDI program provides up to $25,000 in grant funds for a wide variety of projects, ranging from preservation projects to heritage festivals.”

This year’s LMDI grants will support projects in Mississippi, including:

• 100 Years Later: A Centennial Look at the Continuing Impact of the 1927 Flood on the Lower Mississippi Delta — Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
• Reopening of the McComb City Railroad Depot Museum — Mississippi
• The Clinton Riot Historical Site — Mississippi
• Unita Blackwell Houses’ Collection Conservation — Mississippi

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