The Mississippi Alternative Housing Program is funded by a $281 million federal grant and is administered by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The purpose of the program is to develop and produce a safer and more comfortable temporary housing unit for use after a disaster. The program will also address additional goals such as new approaches to management of units and the option of allowing units to go from temporary to permanent.

 Mississippi will build three different units as part of the program. The Park Model is a one-bedroom unit that will replace the current FEMA travel trailer. It will be safer and more comfortable than the travel trailer. The Mississippi Cottage, in both two- and three-bedroom styles, will replace the current FEMA mobile home. The Mississippi Cottage unit will also be available in an ADA-compliant model. The Eco Cottage unit will be produced in one- and two-bedroom models and will be both ADA-compliant and energy efficient. All of these units are modular, stick-built homes that can be converted into permanent dwellings.

Approximately 3,100 units will be built.

The program is strictly voluntary for both applicants and local jurisdictions. Eligible applicants within the official FEMA database will be awarded housing units by random proportional selection .

Questions about the program can be emailed to: memainfo@mema.ms.gov