Table 3. The number of preferential awards, including the estimated dollar value, with the number of waivers granted by REDI agencies to rural communities and RAO designation during the reporting period of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. COMMUNITY NUMBER OF AWARDS AMOUNT OF AWARDS North West RAO Calhoun Franklin Gadsden Gulf Holmes Jackson Liberty Wakulla Washington City of Freeport Total NUMBER OF WAIVERS $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1 3 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 11 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 9 7 8 5 5 6 0 6 6 6 12 13 6 7 96 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $748,279* $ $ $ 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 7 1 0 15 $ $ $ $ $ 12 10 1 23 North Central RAO Baker Bradford Columbia Dixie Gilchrist Hamilton Jefferson Lafayette Levy Madison Putnam Suwannee Taylor Union Total South Central RAO DeSoto Glades Hardee Hendry Highlands Okeechobee Pahokee Belle Glade South Bay Immokalee Total 1 Rural Only Flagler Nassau Walton Total GRAND TOTAL 145 * The Belle Glade Transit Express System received a discretionary grant in the amount of $748,279 as a result of being a RAO community.