First $10 million available to Northwest Florida

First $10 million available to Northwest Florida for economic recovery from oil spill

Tom McLaughlin, Florida Freedom Newspapers



There now is $10 million now available to promote business development and research in eight Northwest Florida counties.

The first installment of $30 million in state general revenue funds to encourage innovation and economic diversification in counties affected by last year’s BP oil spill has arrived at the University of West Florida’s Office of Economic Development and Engagement (OEDE).

The OEDE announced Monday it was accepting proposals for grant funding from Okaloosa, Bay, Santa Rosa, Walton, Escambia, Wakulla, Gulf and Franklin counties.

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