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  Category: Sussex County


Grants can help Delaware volunteer fire companies fight wildfires

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2018

More than $20,000 in grants is now available to help volunteer fire companies fight wildfires in their communities. The Delaware Forest Service’s Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants are designed to help fire companies purchase the specialized equipment needed to meet the unpredictable threat of wildfires in fields, forests, open spaces, and marshes. Applicants can request up to $4500 per year. Funds can be used to acquire items such as ¾-inch to 1-½ inch forestry hose, safety gear, brush unit pumps/skids, and hand tools. All grants require a 50-50 cost-share match in cash or in-kind services and priority will be given to applicants that have not received funding in the past three years. Last year, seven volunteer fire companies received $23,020 through the VFA grant program to purchase wildfire suppression equipment.




State Rep. Collins visits Prince George’s Chapel in Dagsboro to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2018

Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.




Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announce $50,000 Grant from Highmark Delaware for Basic Needs Closets

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2018

s for the Community fund to support basic needs closets in schools throughout Delaware. The […]




DelDOT Announces Mobile Driver License Pilot Study

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a mobile driver license (mDL) pilot study that will run for six months. The pilot, which includes approximately 200 state employees and stakeholders, is designed to test user acceptance and new innovative features that can only be achieved with an mDL. “Delaware is among the first […]




State Sen. Lopez visits the Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2018

Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.







  Category: Sussex County

Grants can help Delaware volunteer fire companies fight wildfires

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2018

More than $20,000 in grants is now available to help volunteer fire companies fight wildfires in their communities. The Delaware Forest Service’s Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants are designed to help fire companies purchase the specialized equipment needed to meet the unpredictable threat of wildfires in fields, forests, open spaces, and marshes. Applicants can request up to $4500 per year. Funds can be used to acquire items such as ¾-inch to 1-½ inch forestry hose, safety gear, brush unit pumps/skids, and hand tools. All grants require a 50-50 cost-share match in cash or in-kind services and priority will be given to applicants that have not received funding in the past three years. Last year, seven volunteer fire companies received $23,020 through the VFA grant program to purchase wildfire suppression equipment.




State Rep. Collins visits Prince George’s Chapel in Dagsboro to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2018

Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.




Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announce $50,000 Grant from Highmark Delaware for Basic Needs Closets

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2018

s for the Community fund to support basic needs closets in schools throughout Delaware. The […]




DelDOT Announces Mobile Driver License Pilot Study

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a mobile driver license (mDL) pilot study that will run for six months. The pilot, which includes approximately 200 state employees and stakeholders, is designed to test user acceptance and new innovative features that can only be achieved with an mDL. “Delaware is among the first […]




State Sen. Lopez visits the Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes to celebrate accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2018

Accreditation is the highest recognition afforded to museums in the United States.