OCOEE, Fla. — It’s official: The state of Florida will provide scholarship funding for descendants of the Ocoee Massacre victims and Black residents who live in the city.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the budget this week and left the funding in, which means the scholarship applications will be available this year.
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The scholarship will award up to $6,100 each year to up to 50 qualified applicants who are descendants of Ocoee Massacre victims and Black residents of the city looking to attend college.
The amounts of each scholarship will be given out based on need totaling up to $305,000.
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The program mirrors what was done in 1994 for descendants of the Rosewood, Florida Massacre victims.
