佛罗里达州：2700万美元乡村基建补助发给14个社区，飓风灾区狭长地带占八席
佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯（Ron DeSantis）10月13日在华盛顿县宣布，州政府通过「乡村基础设施基金」（Rural Infrastructure Fund，简称RIF）向14个小型和乡村社区发放总计2700万美元补助，其中包括佛罗里达州狭长地带（Panhandle）的八个社区和县。此前，飓风伊萨亚斯（Hurricane Isaias）正面吹袭了狭长地带地区。
德桑蒂斯同时宣布，再向另外12个乡村社区发放2430万美元，并通过佛罗里达就业增长补助基金向森丘里镇（Town of Century）发放49.95万美元，用于建筑翻修和消防喷淋系统升级，以吸引潜在租户。
州政府介绍，佛罗里达商务部（FloridaCommerce）今年6月宣布了本轮全州2700万美元的申请额度，其中500万美元专门面向卡尔霍恩、加兹登、霍姆斯、杰克逊、利伯蒂和华盛顿六个狭长地带县；2026-27周期共收到创纪录的141份申请，申请总额超过1.93亿美元。
狭长地带的主要项目包括：卡尔霍恩县获249.7933万美元，收购并翻修新卡尔霍恩-利伯蒂医院园区旁的一栋商业建筑，容纳基层医疗诊所、乡村专科中心和县急救服务，预计创造约33个全职岗位，另获100万美元用于卡尔霍恩县机场商用机库的设计与建设；奇普利市获91.198万美元，用于历史商业区的市中心停车改善；杰克逊县获198.55万美元修建通往约300英亩奋进工业园（Endeavor Industrial Park）的道路及配套设施，另获197.0115万美元在玛丽安娜的蓝泉游憩区建设约13英亩的房车公园和露营地；华盛顿县获30万美元进行区域体育娱乐综合体可行性研究，另获143.647万美元推进霍姆斯谷门户项目二期约4.07英里的道路工程，并另有205.3677万美元经州交通部拨付。
全州其他主要补助包括：奇夫兰市350万美元建设5.5万平方英尺的杂货业开发项目；沃尔顿县350万美元改善西北佛罗里达商业园的出入道路并加装铁路道口信号；海湾县300万美元沿71号州道铺设约7英里的污水干管和提升站；杰斐逊县250万美元为杰斐逊县工业园延伸供水、排水和道路；富兰克林县131.25万美元稳定圣乔治岛船坡海岸线，支撑约200至300名海事和旅游从业者。
德桑蒂斯和州商务部长J·亚历克斯·凯利（J. Alex Kelly）表示，乡村社区的基础设施短板长期限制招商，这类有针对性的投入就是要让小城镇也能留住企业和年轻人。
Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis Awards 14 Florida Communities Through Rural Infrastructure Fund
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced in Washington County on October 13 that the state is awarding $27 million through the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) to 14 small and rural communities, including eight communities and counties in the Florida Panhandle, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Isaias.
DeSantis also announced $24.3 million for 12 additional rural communities, and a $499,500 Florida Job Growth Grant Fund award to the Town of Century for a building renovation and fire suppression system upgrade aimed at landing a potential tenant.
FloridaCommerce announced in June 2026 that $27 million was available statewide this cycle, including $5 million dedicated to the Panhandle counties of Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and Washington. The 2026-2027 RIF cycle drew a record 141 applications requesting more than $193 million.
Major Panhandle awards include $2,497,933 to Calhoun County to acquire and renovate a commercial building next to the new Calhoun Liberty Hospital campus for a co-located primary care clinic, rural specialty care center and county EMS operations, creating about 33 full-time jobs, plus $1,000,000 for design and construction of a commercial hangar at the Calhoun County Airport. The City of Chipley receives $911,980 for downtown parking improvements in its Historic Commercial District. Jackson County receives $1,985,500 for an access roadway and utilities to the roughly 300-acre Endeavor Industrial Park, and $1,970,115 for an approximately 13-acre RV park and campground at Blue Springs Recreational Area in Marianna. Washington County receives $300,000 for a feasibility study for a regional sports and entertainment complex, and $1,436,470.80 for Phase II of the Holmes Valley Gateway Project, about 4.07 miles of roadway, plus $2,053,677 through FDOT.
Other statewide awards include $3,500,000 to Chiefland for a 55,000-square-foot grocery development; $3,500,000 to Walton County for access improvements and railroad crossing signals at the Northwest Florida Commerce Park; $3,000,000 to Gulf County for about seven miles of wastewater transmission lines and lift stations along State Road 71; $2,500,000 to Jefferson County for water, wastewater, road and stormwater work at the Jefferson County Industrial Park; and $1,312,500 to Franklin County to stabilize the St. George Island Boat Ramp shoreline, supporting an estimated 200 to 300 maritime and tourism workers.
DeSantis and Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly said infrastructure gaps have long limited rural communities' ability to recruit employers, and that targeted investment helps small towns keep businesses and young people.
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