MOSTF NEWS

Next MOSTF Board Meeting
  • Monday, May 12, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. - Meeting Agenda TBA 
    In-person and virtual, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources @ 1:00 PM, Bolton State Building, 1141 Bayview Avenue. Biloxi, MS 39530. Please note that the MOSTF Board Meetings will occur on the 2nd Monday of the month going forward unless otherwise noted.

 

Earlier MOSTF News
2025
2024

2024 MOSTF Application Cycle Completed on September 16 : There were 59 project proposal applications submitted that totaled over $38.6M in requested funding. There is $11.6M of legislative appropriated funds available from the 2024 Legislative Session. The MOSTF Board will score all eligible proposals to rank the projects for consideration of funding awards later this fall. Proposals for MOSTF funding for land acquisitions are not eligible. Application Acceptance Press. Application Acceptance Press Release

Meeting Agenda
2023
  • December 13, 2023 - Meeting Agenda
  • November 8th, 2023 - The next MOSTF Board of Trustees Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 1:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting.
  • October 11, 2023 - Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Meeting Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting (The Woolfolk Building is closed to the public due to water damage to the building.)
  • October 1, 2023 - The 2nd Round Application Acceptance period is open October 1 through October 31, 2023. Please review the Notice to Applicants and Application Scoring Criteria before submitting an application.
  • August 3, 2023 - The next MOSTF Application Acceptance Period was set for October 1 - October 31, 2023, and the amended Application Scoring Criteria was approved following the meeting of the MOSTF Board of Trustees on August 2, 2023.
  • July 26, 2023 - The next MOSTF Board of Trustees Meeting is scheduled for August 2, at 10:00 am in the 14th Floor Conference Room in the Woolfolk State Building located at 501 N. West Street, Jackson, MS 39211. A live-stream view is offered here: Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship
  • June 14, 2023 - Press Release: MOSTF Board approves 21 grant projects statewide.
  • May 12, 2023 - The next MOSTF Board of Trustees Meeting is scheduled for May 23, at 1:00 pm in room 117 in the Woolfolk State Building located at 501 N. West Street, Jackson, MS 39211.
  • April 17, 2023 - The MOSTF Board is in the preliminary process of ranking, reviewing, and selecting approved project proposal applications for funding. This is an ongoing process. Applicants will be notified as soon as approvals have been finalized.
  • March 31, 2023 - We are most appreciative of the support of the 2023 Mississippi Legislature who appropriated an additional $15M to the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund. Those funds will become effective July 1, 2023. Stay tuned for an announcement regarding the next opportunity to submit applications after July/August 2023.