WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced an expansion of Delaware’s DE Relief program, which provides direct grants to Delaware small businesses, and the Rapid Workforce Training and Redeployment Initiative, which provides rapid re-training for Delawareans who have lost jobs or income due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Polling Place Change! The Department of Elections has been informed by the Delaware Art Museum that, due to concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the facility will not serve as a polling place for the November 3rd General Election. Voters in Representative District-Election District 04-02 are assigned to this polling location. When informed of this, the Department immediately began to seek for a suitable location nearby that could house the relocated polling place. Voters assigned to the polling place at Delaware Art Museum will be redirected to the Blue Ball Barn at Alapocas Run State Park (1914 West Park…
The Division of Public Health has released guidance for Delawareans to safely participate in fall festivities, including Halloween activities, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To help these businesses recover, Governor John Carney, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, and the Delaware Division of Small Business have launched the DE Relief Grants program. This program will provide at least $100 million in grants to assist Delaware small businesses and nonprofit organizations affected by COVID-19.
We are hosting another Virtual Business Forum on Tuesday, September 29th at 2:00pm. During which, the Delaware Department of Transportation will provide an update of the main project, the early work projects and discuss commuting options.
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, small businesses and nonprofits throughout our state are facing significant financial challenges as they operate under the new normal. But assistance is on the way.
The free mobile app – available to anyone 18 or older who lives, works, or attends college in Delaware – uses Bluetooth technology from Google and Apple to securely and anonymously alert users who have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Delaware’s lifestyle is greatly enhanced by our world-class outdoor spaces — and we will now also benefit from a new plastic bag ban, one of my proudest achievements in nearly thirty years of legislative service.
