News & Notes

FAC is excited to launch a new recognition program to honor counties that lead with innovation and smart spending. The Innovative Solutions Award celebrates counties that have leveraged the Business Solutions [...]

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is a $550 million grant program funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It is designed to assist states, local governments, and [...]

In J.D. Power's newly released U.S. Retirement Plan Digital Experience Study, Nationwide earned the second highest satisfaction ranking second behind only Charles Schwab. Overall, J.D. Power found retirement plan apps [...]

The Florida Sheriffs Association Cooperative Purchasing Program will be launching one new and one extended contract on October 1st.   In addition, the bid solicitation for FSA25-VEF19.0 was posted on 9/3, [...]

Special Grant Made Available Pursuant to Florida Statute 409.147, the Florida Department of Children and Families is offering a one-time grant of $25,000 to help eligible communities develop a designation [...]

FloridaCommerce will be hosting five in-person public workshops June 10- 14, 2024, to provide information on ConnectedFlorida’s BEAD Program challenge process.   The workshops will be held in the following [...]

We are assessing what type of situational awareness report/bulletin could be developed for critical infrastructure (CI) sectors and community partners. The intent is to make this a free and available resource [...]

Nationwide and the National Association of Counties want high school seniors to understand the importance of saving early for retirement. To get them started, Nationwide will award four college scholarships [...]

Since 2018, the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) has added an Innovation Day as part of its Fall Policy Conference. This event is held the day before FAC’s policy meetings and [...]

WASHINGTON -- Last week, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the most comprehensive updates to FEMA's Individual Assistance Program in the past 20 years. After seeing how the limitations of federal [...]