JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a Sea Level Change and Modeling Workshop for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) Project Study on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the planning phase for the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (BBSEER) P  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following reporting litigation document: Florida has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 20th Congressional District held by the late Representative Alcee Hastings. The Special Primary Election will be held on November 2, 2021, and the Special General Election will be held on January 11, 2022. Participating candidates must file additional reports in connection with these elections. PA  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has approved grants totaling $36,331,673 to reimburse recovery expenses in Florida for Hurricane Michael in 2018. Funding from FEMA's Public Assistance program will provide the following reimbursements: * Bay County: $1,044,002 for the cost of demolishing and replacing the county's hurricane-damaged courthouse annex. * The former Bay Medical Cen  more

ORLANDO, Florida, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has awarded grants totaling $2,675,940 for the State of Florida to reimburse applicants for repairs and administrative costs following Hurricane Irma in 2017. The FEMA Public Assistance program grants include: * Archdiocese of Miami: $1,662,880 for repairs to St. Peter Church and surrounding facilities, including the chapel, rectory, community cent  more

ORLANDO, Florida, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has approved a grant of $2,334,765 for the State of Florida to help Indian River County defray the cost of repairing beach and dune erosion associated with Hurricane Dorian in 2019. FEMA Public Assistance program funds will reimburse the county for the cost of installing 72,200 cubic yards of engineered beach and dune sand over a 6.6-mile area. The  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA recently awarded a $1,947,350 grant to the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development for the State of Vermont's innovative Emergency Feeding Program. The grant covers the state's Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE) Program (https://vteveryoneeats.org/), which provided nutritious meals to high-risk populations impacted by COVID-19 throughout Ver  more

LOS ANGELES AFB, California, May 19 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news release: The U.S. Space Force successfully launched the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite on an Atlas V launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, May 18, at 1:37 p.m. SBIRS GEO-5 separated from the upper stage approximately 45 minutes after launch. Following separation, the spacecraft began a series of orbital maneuvers to   more

TAMPA, Florida, May 19 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: U.S. Central Command provides the following update on the orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, as of 10 a.m. on May 17, 2021. Since the President's decision, the DoD has retrograded the equivalent of approximately 115 C-17 loads of material out of Afghanistan and have turned over more than 5,000 pieces of equipment to the Defense Logistics Agency for destruction. Also, the U.S.  more