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FAMU to Lead Project as Part of Global Consortium for $15 Million Horticulture Research Program

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Horticulture Innovation Lab Aims to Empower Smallholder Farmers

By Matt Marcure and Cynthia M. Portalatin 

Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Center for International Agricultural Trade Development Research and Training (CIATDRT) will help lead global efforts to advance production, handling, and consumption of fruits and vegetables as part of a five-year $15 Million award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for its Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture. [Read more…] about FAMU to Lead Project as Part of Global Consortium for $15 Million Horticulture Research Program

Florida Lottery grants are lighting the way to a brighter future for students and families

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Through a partnership with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) is lighting the way for thousands of students to earn a Bright Futures Scholarship through the Lighting the Way to a Bright Future Project. [Read more…] about Florida Lottery grants are lighting the way to a brighter future for students and families

FHCA Partners with Q3 Healthcare Consulting to Implement Florida’s CaregiversFL Career Program Grant

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Seasoned Team of Long Term Care Professionals
to Manage CNA Recruitment and Retention Initiative

The Florida Health Care Association has partnered with Q3 Healthcare Consulting to implement the CaregiversFL Career Program, a statewide initiative to increase the number of direct care workers, specifically Certified Nursing Assistants, into the long term care profession. [Read more…] about FHCA Partners with Q3 Healthcare Consulting to Implement Florida’s CaregiversFL Career Program Grant

Senator Ileana Garcia and Miami-Dade Chief Bay Officer Irela Bagué Collaborating to Address Deterioration of Spoil Islands Preserves and Parks, Threats to Manatees and Seagrass

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Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) has been collaborating with Miami-Dade County Chief Bay Officer Irela Bagué to address the misuse and subsequent deterioration of spoil island preserves and parks in Biscayne Bay, managed by local municipalities and Miami-Dade County, which have faced increased traffic and damages since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Senator Ileana Garcia and Miami-Dade Chief Bay Officer Irela Bagué Collaborating to Address Deterioration of Spoil Islands Preserves and Parks, Threats to Manatees and Seagrass

Long Term Care Providers Ask Federal Trade Commission for Help on Staffing Agency Price Gouging

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Cost hikes at direct care staffing agencies worsen
financial challenges for Florida nursing centers

Long term care providers, including Florida Health Care Association members, this week urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for assistance with the burdens imposed by anticompetitive practices by direct care staffing agencies. [Read more…] about Long Term Care Providers Ask Federal Trade Commission for Help on Staffing Agency Price Gouging