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Accelerate Mississippi asks for $5.3 million to support operations, data systems and grant-making

Mississippi Senate Appropriations Committee (informational hearings) · January 15, 2024
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Summary

Courtney Taylor, executive director of Accelerate Mississippi, told the Appropriations subcommittee the office requests $5.3 million for FY26 to support Talent Solutions, data systems and day-to-day operations, including $500,000 to improve a unified data-management user experience; the office did not request additional career coaches.

Courtney Taylor, executive director of Accelerate Mississippi, briefed the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the agencyprograms and a one-page budget ask for FY26.

Taylor said Accelerate operates Talent Solutions, the career coach program (203 career coaches statewide), the Mississippi Works Fund and Equip Mississippi (a K-12…

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