Mississippi Administrative Code Title 6 - Economic Development
Mississippi Administrative Code, Title 6 – Economic Development, which governs state-level economic development initiatives under the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA):
📑 Structure & Organization
Title 6 – Economic Development is organized into multiple Parts covering programs, policies, and organizational structure :
Part 1 – Financial Resources (Ch. 1–22): Loan and grant programs to support business, infrastructure, tourism, aviation, energy, and industry development
Part 2 – Community Foundations COVID‑19 Grant Program (Ch. 1–4): Grants aimed at nonprofit and community foundation COVID‑19 relief .
Part 3 – Energy (Ch. 1–5): Energy-related loans such as energy investments
Part 4 – Community Services (Ch. 1–13): Support for local government projects—housing, infrastructure, community block grants, etc.
Part 5 – Policies, Procedures, Organization (Ch. 1–5): Covers debarment, public comment procedures, declaratory opinions, public-records rules, and MDA structure
Part 6 – Economic Development Division (Ch. 1): Contains rules for the Mississippi Site Development Grant Program
Part 7–8: Rules on leasing and exploration in marine waters (largely repealed)
Part 9 – Economic Development Division (Ch. 1–7): Likely contains additional programs and regulations associated with the division’s broader work
Part 11 – Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Program (Ch. 1–3): Supports restoration efforts after Gulf-related disasters
Part 401 – Pearl River Basin Development District (Ch. 1–3): Covers regional development for the Pearl River basin
🔍 Highlights from Part 1 – Financial Resources
Per the official PDF (current within ~7 months) :
Job Protection Program
Grants/loans to help existing at-risk employers retain jobs
Grants ≤ $200k; loans $200k–$800k; combined ≤ $800k
Requires ≥ 10% equity injection and job-retention conditions
Advantage Jobs Incentive Program
Multi-year cash rebates (10-year term) for job creation
Eligibility based on wage levels and job/industry metrics
Rebate capped at 4% or withholding amount, after 1 year of compliance
Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program
Loans for technology upgrades, refinancing fixed assets
For manufacturers with ≥ 2 years operation
(sos.ms.gov, apps.azsos.gov)
Other Programs
Agribusiness loans, freight rail service, tourism rebates, airport funding, motion picture incentives, infrastructure and energy investment loans, small enterprise development, port revitalization, air service development funding, among others.
🛠 Part 6 – Mississippi Site Development Grant Program
Under Part 6, Chapter 1, MDA administers site development grants for infrastructure readiness to attract businesses
✅ Part 5 – Internal Governance
Covers MDA’s procedural and organizational framework:
Debarment & suspension
Rulemaking hearings
Declaratory opinions
Public records access
Organizational chart
(regulations.justia.com)
📘 Accessing the Rules
- Justia provides structured chapter listings
- Cornell’s LII shows full text outline
- Mississippi’s Secretary of State site offers complete PDFs (~7 mos old) with detailed rule language
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