Suwannee awarded $38 million in grant funding

Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Dec. 18, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a total of $311 million in awards to improve infrastructure across 37 Florida communities, including Suwannee County and the City of Live Oak, that were impacted by Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene, Milton and the North Florida Tornadoes. “These infrastructure projects will help make Florida more prosperous, more resilient, and better prepared to weather any storms that may come our way,” Governor DeSantis said. “These awards directly support job creation by providing communities with the critical infrastructure to embolden their vision for resiliency and business fo