The funding is the first piece of a broader $600 million Congress approved in December to address the water crisis in Jackson, Miss., where residents last summer were left without running water for weeks.

Jackson, Miss., received a federal lifeline in its water crisis on Tuesday with the Environmental Protection Agency promising $115 million to support critical water infrastructure in Mississippi's capital city.

The White House announced Tuesday that the Biden administration will award $115 million to Jackson, Miss., to upgrade the decaying water infrastructure that has led to multiple water crises in recent years.