塔拉哈西, Fla.(July 12, 2019)–今天,州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯宣布,通过由佛罗里达州经济机会部(DEO)管理的国防基础设施拨款计划和国防再投资拨款计划,为军事相关项目提供290多万美元的资金。这些赠款为依赖国防的社区提供资金,以支持宣传和军事社区关系。
“As a veteran, I know the value in supporting Florida’s military installations and their surrounding communities,”德桑蒂斯州长说. “我们将继续重建和建立具有复原力的基地,特别是那些受到迈克尔飓风影响的基地,为那些为我们的国家和国家服务的勤劳的人们服务。”
“Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, DEO will continue to support military installation communities across the state,”说Ken Lawson,DEO执行董事. “These grants are another great example of how we are utilizing every resource we have available to help Florida communities, especially those in the Panhandle that are recovering from Hurricane Michael.”
The Defense Infrastructure Grant Program funds local infrastructure projects that benefit both a local community and military installation and have a positive impact on the value of military installations within the state. Infrastructure projects may be related to encroachment, transportation and access, utilities, communications, housing, environment and security. Communities awarded funding through the Defense Infrastructure Grant Program include:
- Bay County Public Works(美元)500,000) to design a new subaqueous, potable water main underneath East Bay at Dupont Bridge to provide treated drinking water to Tyndall Air Force Base and Mexico Beach.
- City of Jacksonville(美元)500,000) to complete the purchase of an over 400- acre parcel to provide an increased buffer zone for flight operations at NAS Jacksonville.
- Clay County Development Authority–(近36.7万美元)重新铺设布兰德营地周围的道路。
- 太空海岸经济发展委员会– (nearly $367,000) to build a new Brevard County Emergency Management Operations Center.
- Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners–(近36.7万美元)继续在Whiting Field购买地役权。
The Defense Reinvestment Grant Program funds projects that protect existing military installations, diversify the economies of a defense-dependent communities and develop plans for the reuse of closed or realigned military installations. Communities awarded funding through the Defense Reinvestment Grant Program include:
- Bay Defense Alliance–(12.5万美元)用于支持飓风迈克尔过后巴拿马城和廷德尔空军基地海军支援活动的重点恢复工作。
- Clay County Development Authority–(57000美元),以加强非国防经济部门的领域并使之多样化,同时促进布兰德营地联合训练中心的军事训练行动和杰克逊维尔的海军支援活动。
- City of Jacksonville(美元)100,000) to support development strategies that promote military/defense and aviation industry growth at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport.
- Space CoastEconomic Development Council(美元)95,000) to support long and short-term strategies for community and military partnerships, attracting new businesses and investments throughout the Space Coast.
- Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County–(125000美元)制定和实施战略,以保护国防资源丰富的奥卡洛萨、圣罗莎和沃尔顿三县地区的多样化就业机会。
- The Greater Pensacola Chamber–(85000美元)扩大新成立的西佛罗里达防务联盟,在非防务经济中创造更高技能的就业机会。
- Miami Dade Beacon Council–(70000美元)与国防和非国防社区建立意识和联系,为国防和私营企业合作创造机会。
- Orlando Economic Partnership(美元)75,000) to support initiatives that are intended to help promote, protect and set the conditions in the area to grow the defense simulation business industry.
- 圣罗莎县(美元)58,000) to support continued work of the retention of defense related jobs and the creation of high-skilled, nondefense jobs.
- Walton County Chamber of Commerce(美元)60,000) to continue strategies of developing an entrepreneurial climate supporting the community surrounding Eglin Air Force Base.
有关军事社区项目的更多信息,请访问FloridaJobs.org/Military-Community-Programs.
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