Ryan NicolNovember 8, 2019
6min622
About 550 million trees throughout the Panhandle were damaged or destroyed.
Tag: grant
Ryan NicolNovember 8, 2019Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2019
5min1046
Fried says she's supporting legislation that would put $500,000 toward a food recovery grant program
Scott PowersApril 12, 2019
6min579
Orlando's federal counter-terrorism grant was more than doubled.
Scott PowersMay 30, 2018
6min385
The Democratic National Committee just weighed in on the Florida partisan fight for Puerto Rican voters, providing the state party with a $100,000 grant and arguments on why they should register as Democrats. DNC Chair Tom Perez and Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo joined U.S. Reps. Darren Soto and Val Demings and others in […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 15, 2016
3min192
The Jacksonville Journey is in line to receive almost a million dollars in federal money, via a bill winding its way through City Council committees. On Monday, the bill got through Neighborhoods, Community Investments, and Services. On Tuesday, it was Public Health and Safety’s turn. PHS approved the ordinance unanimously. As per the bill summary: “The […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 29, 2016
2min303
On Thursday, the Jax Journey Oversight Committee met for the first time since July and had some good news regarding new federal money for Journey initiatives. City grant administrator Damien Cook noted the Department of Justice awarded the city of Jacksonville $1 million for data analysis regarding the best way of going forward related to at-risk youth. This […]
Staff ReportsJuly 19, 2016
2min549
Florida Atlantic University is one of several institutions to get money recently from Motorola’s charitable arm. Motorola Solutions Foundation gave a $10,000 grant to the Boca Raton school for its Women in Engineering/Computer Science program, according to a press release. The grant “will provide about 400 female students enrolled in engineering and computer science majors […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2016
2min192
Jacksonville is set to receive a $295,650 grant for port security from the Department of Homeland Security, enhancing hazardous materials response. Tia Ford, spokesperson for Mayor Lenny Curry, said the money has been awarded to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and will fund the Maritime CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) Response System. So what will […]
Scott PowersJanuary 26, 2016
2min262
Continuing research at the University of Central Florida has brought another federal grant of $1.9 million to develop a method for protecting the troubled citrus industry from the disease HLB, also known as citrus greening. In awarding the funding to UCF nanoparticle researcher Swadeshmukul Santra, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also recognized the University of Central Florida […]