Private company

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

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State agency in Mississippi1

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is a state agency of Mississippi headquartered in the Eldon Bolton State Office building in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was created by the legislature as a new state agency in 1994 to manage Mississippi's coastal resources through the authority of the Commission on Marine Resources (CMR).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is a state agency of Mississippi headquartered in the Eldon Bolton State Office building in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was created by the legislature as a new state agency in 1994 to manage Mississippi's coastal resources through the authority of the Commission on Marine Resources (CMR).2

Timeline

  1. 1994Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$141.6M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2026$4.4M–$4.4M
2025$6.9M–$6.9M
2024$6.4M–$6.4M
2023$26.2M–$26.2M
2022$6.4M$97.8K$6.5M
2021$3.9M–$3.9M
2020$3.8M–$3.8M
2019$3.5M$32.6K$3.6M
2018$4.4M$32.6K$4.4M
2017$2.2M–$2.2M
2016$4.0M$65.2K$4.1M
2015$13.4M$32.6K$13.4M
2014$2.3M–$2.3M
2013$2.3M$65.2K$2.4M
2012$30.6M$20.2K$30.6M
2011–$23.6K$23.6K
2010$14.8M–$14.8M
2009$2.9M$97.8K$3.0M
2008$2.8M–$2.8M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. May 1, 2023$21.3M from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Fisheries Disaster Relief5 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award NA23NMF4770004
  2. May 1, 2015$10.9M from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Unallied Management Projects6 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award NA15NMF4540189
  3. Oct 1, 2010$7.3M from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Coastal Impact Assistance Program; Coastal Impact Assistance7 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award F12AF70302
  4. Sep 20, 2010$3.7M from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: Coastal Impact Assistance Program (Ciap)8 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award M10AF20167
  5. Jan 1, 2025$3.0M from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Fisheries Disaster Relief9 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award NA25NMFX477G0003
  6. May 9, 2011$2.9M from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: Coastal Impact Assistance Program (Ciap)10 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award M11AF00131
  7. Dec 1, 2011$2.9M from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Coastal Impact Assistance Program11 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award F12AP00052
  8. Jun 20, 2013$2.9M from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Coastal Impact Assistance Program12 To MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES Award F13AF00909