{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-g-thompson-announces-federal-fema-grant-award-mississippi", "Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Announces Federal FEMA Grant Award to Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) for Emergency Protective Measures", "2024-10-04", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie G. Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", "benniethompson", "https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "BOLTON, MS \u2013 Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $7,047,053.82 in federal funding to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). This grant is part of FEMA\u2019s ongoing support following FEMA-DR-4697-MS, which was declared on March 26, 2023, due to severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.\n\nThis federal funding, authorized under Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act, will assist MEMA in covering emergency protective measures necessary to safeguard public health and safety during these disasters. With a total project cost of $9,396,071.75, the federal government will cover 75% of the expenses.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-g-thompson-announces-federal-fema-grant-award-mississippi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9366599842905998, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}