The Mississippi Department of Transportation will distribute $13 million in Federal Highway Administration emergency relief grants to counties affected by severe storms and flooding last year. 

The first grant, for $7.9 million, will be used for roadway, embankment and structural repairs needed after the storm damage from March of 2016. The 21 counties receiving funding include: Carroll, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leflore, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Quitman, Tate, Walthall, Warren, Wayne and Yalobusha. 

The second grant, for $5.1 million, will be used by MDOT for repairs associated with the extensive flooding in Amite, Pike and Wilkinson counties from August of 2016.