Governor Ron Desantis Highlights Significant State Investments and Signs Legislation ...


credit: Raw Story

"By fostering innovation, encouraging data sharing and cooperation, and expanding cancer-related resources, Florida will bring the fight against cancer to a whole new level."

So says Florida Gov.

Ron DeSantis in signing three bills Monday, including one that will make it easier for environmental health technicians to perform septic tank inspections without a four-year degree.

The Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program will provide grants to advance research and cures for rare pediatric diseases, the Miami Herald reports.

The Florida Cancer Research Program will promote high-quality, innovative health care for people undergoing cancer treatment in the state.

House Bill 885 will allow Florida Medicaid to provide coverage for biomarker testing for the diagnosis, treatment, management, and ongoing monitoring of diseases and conditions, to guide treatment decisions when such testing provides clinical utility as demonstrated by medical and scientific evidence.

The Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program also will allow environmental health technicians to perform septic tank inspections without a four-year degree.

Genetic counselors will be added to the list of health care practitioners who may receive state lab results to ensure timely diagnoses of diseases, per a release.

Read the Entire Article


Selected Grant News Headlines

A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.

New Nih Grant to Explore Impacts of Pfas on Male Reproductive Health

New NIH grant to explore impacts of PFAS on male reproductive health.Two-year, $95,178 grant is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the NIH.Wayne State University is...more

Aha Comments on the Cms and Astp/Onc Request For Information Re

The American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of...more

Lancaster Expert Warns Against Dangerous Social Media Challenge Risking Brain Injury

Lancaster expert warns against dangerous social media challenge risking brain injury.Lancaster University expert warns of high risk of acute brain trauma, catastrophic neck and spine injury, and the...more

South Korea Emerges As Hotspot For Sugar-Free Innovation

Growth was largely concentrated in the non-beverages space, which saw a whopping 109.7% growth to KRW59.2bn (US$43.8m) In terms of product types, a total of 590 Sugar Zero products were reported in...more

Judge Declares Trump's Funding Cuts Illegal

A federal judge on Monday declared the Trump administration's move to cut hundreds of grants issued by the National Institutes of Health illegal.The judge accused the government of discrimination...more

China's Drug Reimbursement Transition to Support Innovation

Zijing Yang, Student Fellow, Stanford LLM 2025.Chinaa€™s national drug centralized procurement policy implemented since 2018 for off-patent drugs.The Medical Insurance Negotiation leverages...more

'Go Healthy With Taiwan' Invites Submissions From Australian Health Innovators

'Go Healthy with Taiwan' invites submissions from Australian health innovators - Biotech.'Go Healthy' with Taiwan is a joint initiative between Taiwan and Australia.It aims to promote healthy eating,...more

Nwa Women in Business: Emily English

English has spent her career working at the intersection of farming and public health.Before joining the Walton Personal Philanthropy Group as a senior program officer, she was director of the...more

Clinical Decision Support System Markets, 2024-2025 &Amp; 2030

A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is a broad concept with many definitions that are used variably.CDSS includes a mix of evidence (content), analytics, workflow, devices, and software-based...more

$65M Series A Funding Propels Repronovo's Reproductive Health Innovations

"We approached our Series A with a clear focus: to secure long-term partners who not only understand the science," said Jean Marie Duvall, co-founder and CEO of ReproNovo.Investing in women's health...more


In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.



Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs


Exchange_English Language Specialist/Speaker Program | Veterans State Nursing Home Care | International Education Training and Research | VA Assistance to United States Paralympic Integrated Adaptive Sports Program | Brownfield Job Training Cooperative Agreements | Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting | Unemployment Insurance | Educational Exchange, American Studies Institute | | Site Style by YAML | Grants.gov | Grants | Grants News | Sitemap | Privacy Policy

Edited by: Michael Saunders

© 2008-2025 Copyright Michael Saunders