WEBINAR: Supporting Small Business and Economic Development in Rural Florida

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) are co-hosting a webinar on supporting small business and economic development in rural Florida. The webinar will showcase rural small business, economic development and redevelopment resources; highlight the needs in state-designated rural areas; and explore government programs that provide…

DMS Announces $860,000 in Grants for Rural Florida Counties to Improve Public Safety Communications

n Monday, Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) Sec. Jonathan Satter announced almost $860,000 in grant awards to Citrus, Franklin, Gulf, Jackson, Sumter, Walton, and Washington Counties through the E911 State Grant Program. Since January, DMS has awarded more than $6 million in funds to Florida counties to modernize Florida’s public safety communications systems. “The E911 State Grant…