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Funding Available to Increase Competitiveness of Delaware Specialty Crops

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

DOVER, DE (June 4, 2025) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The federal Farm Bill is allotting approximately $340,000 through a competitive grant process to fund innovative projects supporting specialty crops and creating new and better markets for the Delaware specialty crop industry. […]




DNREC to Hold Regulatory Review Hearings June 24, 25 and 26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

DNREC has initiated a comprehensive review of Department regulations that have not been amended during the past four years. By statute, every state executive branch agency must reassess older regulations on a four-year cycle to determine whether these regulations should be modified or eliminated. DNREC will hold regulatory review hearings June 24, 25 and 26 across the state.




DOJ secures lengthy sentence for shooting, assault of corrections officer

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

A 21-year-old Kent County man has pled guilty to multiple charges relating to a 2023 shooting in Camden, Delaware. On May 27th, 2025, Jay’Mere Matthews was sentenced to 11 years’ incarceration followed by descending levels of probation. Matthews previously pled Guilty but Mentally Ill to Assault in the First Degree and Possession of a Firearm […]




Delaware Launches “Voices of Inspiration” Student Video Contest Honoring Delaware Women

Department of Human Resources | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

NEW CASTLE, DE – The Delaware Department of Human Resources’ Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy (OWAA), and the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame Committee announce the launch of the “Celebrating Delaware Women: Voices of Inspiration” Student Video Contest, an opportunity for Delaware youth to highlight the groundbreaking achievements of women in their state. Open […]




DHSS Announces Health Fund Applications Due August 31

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 2, 2025

NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Health Fund Advisory Committee (HFAC) announced applications are now available for Fiscal Year 2027 and are due August 31. This is a change from previous years when Delaware Health Fund applications went live in June and closed in August. The application went live on […]







  Category: Newsroom

Funding Available to Increase Competitiveness of Delaware Specialty Crops

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

DOVER, DE (June 4, 2025) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The federal Farm Bill is allotting approximately $340,000 through a competitive grant process to fund innovative projects supporting specialty crops and creating new and better markets for the Delaware specialty crop industry. […]




DNREC to Hold Regulatory Review Hearings June 24, 25 and 26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

DNREC has initiated a comprehensive review of Department regulations that have not been amended during the past four years. By statute, every state executive branch agency must reassess older regulations on a four-year cycle to determine whether these regulations should be modified or eliminated. DNREC will hold regulatory review hearings June 24, 25 and 26 across the state.




DOJ secures lengthy sentence for shooting, assault of corrections officer

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

A 21-year-old Kent County man has pled guilty to multiple charges relating to a 2023 shooting in Camden, Delaware. On May 27th, 2025, Jay’Mere Matthews was sentenced to 11 years’ incarceration followed by descending levels of probation. Matthews previously pled Guilty but Mentally Ill to Assault in the First Degree and Possession of a Firearm […]




Delaware Launches “Voices of Inspiration” Student Video Contest Honoring Delaware Women

Department of Human Resources | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

NEW CASTLE, DE – The Delaware Department of Human Resources’ Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy (OWAA), and the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame Committee announce the launch of the “Celebrating Delaware Women: Voices of Inspiration” Student Video Contest, an opportunity for Delaware youth to highlight the groundbreaking achievements of women in their state. Open […]




DHSS Announces Health Fund Applications Due August 31

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 2, 2025

NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Health Fund Advisory Committee (HFAC) announced applications are now available for Fiscal Year 2027 and are due August 31. This is a change from previous years when Delaware Health Fund applications went live in June and closed in August. The application went live on […]