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  Archives:  August 2013

Delaware Division of Arts Announces Fiscal Year 2014 Grants

Delaware Division of the Arts | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013

The Delaware Division of the Arts announces the awarding of $2.9 million in grants for Fiscal Year 2014 to support 109 arts initiatives throughout the state. Twenty-three communities across Delaware, from Claymont to Selbyville, will receive grants to support arts programming and services, arts education, and related arts marketing and promotion.




Governor Markell Releases National Blueprint on Increasing Employment of People with Disabilities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013

Governor Jack Markell released a blueprint of findings and recommendations compiled during a year-long project he led as NGA chair to increase hiring of people with disabilities. The document provides a roadmap for states, businesses and the disabilities community to work together on ways to address a persistent challenge and take advantage of the valuable skills possessed by this population.




National Governors Association Gathers in Milwaukee for Summer Meeting

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013

Governors joined together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to kick off the National Governors Association’s (NGA) 105th Summer Meeting. NGA Chair Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, Vice Chair Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Host Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and members of the NGA Executive Committee welcomed a bipartisan group of their colleagues for three days of meetings.




VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2013

Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.




Governor Markell Registers Delaware’s First Public Benefit Corporations

Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2013

Governor Jack Markell joined Secretary of State Jeff Bullock along with CEOs and other business leaders to celebrate Delaware’s first public benefit corporations.






  Archives:  August 2013

Delaware Division of Arts Announces Fiscal Year 2014 Grants

Delaware Division of the Arts | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013

The Delaware Division of the Arts announces the awarding of $2.9 million in grants for Fiscal Year 2014 to support 109 arts initiatives throughout the state. Twenty-three communities across Delaware, from Claymont to Selbyville, will receive grants to support arts programming and services, arts education, and related arts marketing and promotion.




Governor Markell Releases National Blueprint on Increasing Employment of People with Disabilities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013

Governor Jack Markell released a blueprint of findings and recommendations compiled during a year-long project he led as NGA chair to increase hiring of people with disabilities. The document provides a roadmap for states, businesses and the disabilities community to work together on ways to address a persistent challenge and take advantage of the valuable skills possessed by this population.




National Governors Association Gathers in Milwaukee for Summer Meeting

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013

Governors joined together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to kick off the National Governors Association’s (NGA) 105th Summer Meeting. NGA Chair Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, Vice Chair Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Host Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and members of the NGA Executive Committee welcomed a bipartisan group of their colleagues for three days of meetings.




VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2013

Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.




Governor Markell Registers Delaware’s First Public Benefit Corporations

Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2013

Governor Jack Markell joined Secretary of State Jeff Bullock along with CEOs and other business leaders to celebrate Delaware’s first public benefit corporations.