Auditor McGuiness Finds Long-Term Care Facilities Needed Clearer Guidance, Assistance During Early Stages of Pandemic
Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021
DOVER, DELAWARE – Delaware’s long-term care facilities, which have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, needed clearer guidance and assistance from the state during the early stages of the pandemic, State Auditor Kathy McGuiness said today. “My team reviewed publicly reported COVID-19 data at the state and federal levels, and they surveyed and interviewed […]
Delaware Receives an Additional Round of Specialty Crop Grant Funds from USDA
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) received an additional round of funding to enhance the competitiveness of Delaware-grown specialty crops through USDA’s Pandemic Assistance Program. USDA awarded each state department of agriculture an allocation based upon their most recent available value of specialty crop cash receipts and acreage of specialty crop production in the state. As a result, Delaware received an additional $465,433 under H.R. 133 – the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 133 Stimulus Funding) to distribute through a competitive grant process.
Delaware Leaders Highlight Mental Health Month, Resources
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
WILMINGTON – Delaware leaders are putting a spotlight on mental health and wellness as the coronavirus pandemic persists one year later. Though we have made much progress since March 2020, research shows that pandemic-related worry and stress are still impacting individuals in their everyday lives. That’s why officials are using Mental Health Month in May to encourage Delawareans to […]
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Sculpture by Jack Knight
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
On view through May 7-28, 2021 Visit the Gallery in-person or view it online Wilmington, Del. (May 5, 2021) – Combines: The Andromeda Series, an exhibition of wall sculptures by Jack Knight, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from May 7–28, 2021. Knight is the recipient of a 2021 Artist Fellowship in Sculpture […]
May 4, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 1:45 p.m. about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.
