Aspire 2024 Cohort Information

Aspire 2024 Cohort Information

Welcome to the Aspire 2024 Cohort!

Aspire Timeline

Congratulations to all five Mississippi counties/communities participating in the 2024 cohort of Aspire Mississippi!

  • Copiah County
  • Franklin County
  • Greene County
  • Sunflower County
  • Tippah County

Aspire is MDA’s annual team-based development program designed to help 4-6 Mississippi communities address specific opportunities leading to economic progress. Using a collaborative process to enhance local alignment with MDA’s statewide objectives, and in partnership with MSU’s Stennis Institute, local teams will identify and drive sustainable projects forward to positively improve long-term economic development efforts.

Aspire Counties 2024

Upcoming Events

2024 Symposium Invite

Contacts

Tim T. Climer, PCED

Mississippi Development Authority

601-359-9387 (o) | 662-609-9555 (c)

tclimer@mississippi.org

Chance L. McDavid, IOM, PCED

Project Director, Stennis Institute

662-325-1658 (o) | 662-769-0764 (c)

chance@sig.msstate.edu | @chancemcdavid

Lauren Gardner

Project Coordinator, Stennis Institute

662-325-0215 (o) | 662-292-1245 (c)

lauren@sig.msstate.edu

County Resources

Copiah County Franklin County Greene County Sunflower County Tippah County