Florida Department of Education Awards $62 Million Through the Workforce Capitalization Incentive Grant Program

October 18, 2024

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Florida Department of Education Awards $62 Million Through the Workforce Capitalization Incentive Grant Program

Tallahassee, Fla., October 18, 2024 - Today, Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. announced the award of $62 million through the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive (Workforce CAP) Grant Program to create or expand workforce development programs across the state. These investments will provide Florida students access to hands-on educational experiences in high-demand fields such as aerospace, biomedical science, digital video tech and aviation. This investment builds on Governor Ron DeSantis' commitment to making Florida the number one state for workforce education by the year 2030 by providing even more opportunities for Floridians to access high-demand, high-wage jobs.

"Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida is leading the nation in workforce education and workforce development," said Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. "Today's awards are a testament to our commitment to providing students with the resources they need to achieve success."

Governor DeSantis signed $100 million in the Fiscal year 2024-2025 Focus on Florida's Future Budget for the Workforce CAP Grant Program, building on the $100 million investment in the program during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The program provides grants to school districts and Florida College System institutions to fund the creation or expansion of career and technical education workforce development programs that serve lead-to-industry certifications included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.

Institutions receiving funding through the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant include:

• Alachua County School District ($296,227): Funding will assist programs focused in air conditioning, refrigeration and heating technology.
• Baker County School District ($196,125): Funding will assist programs focused in criminal justice operations.
• Bay County School District ($1,520,177): Funding will assist programs focused in sectors such as agritechnology, allied health assisting, building trades and design technology, criminal justice and unmanned aircraft systems operations.
• Brevard County School District ($2,532,774): Funding will assist programs focused in electricity, advanced aerospace technology, digital media, emergency medical services, machining and technical design.
• Broward College ($263,000): Funding will assist programs focused in aviation mechanics.
• Charlotte County School District ($1,403,000): Funding will assist programs focused in advanced manufacturing and production technology.
• Citrus County School District ($859,499): Funding will assist programs focused in agritechnology and veterinary assistance.
• College of Central Florida ($661,959): Funding will assist programs focused in agribusiness management, landscape and horticulture, environmental science technology and help desk support technology.
• College of Florida Keys ($93,200): Funding will assist programs focused in marine engineering, management and seamanship (A.S. degree).
• Dixie County School District ($539,054): Funding will assist programs focused in nursing assistance (acute and long term care), welding technology fundamentals, criminal justice operations, agritechnology, and more.
• Flager County School District ($220,900): Funding will assist programs focused in heavy equipment operations technology.
• Florida Gateway College ($1,005,769): Funding will assist programs focused in welding technology, welding technology-advanced and aluminum welding and fabrication.
• Florida State College at Jacksonville ($3,671,677): Funding will assist programs focused in medical assistance, practical nursing, emergency medical technology and more.
• Franklin County School District ($548,836): Funding will assist programs focused in allied health assistance and welding technology fundamentals.
• Hardee County School District ($623,500): Funding will assist programs in sectors such as animal science and services, building construction technologies, nursing assistance and public safety communication.
• Hendry County School District ($740,600): Funding will assist programs focused in welding technology, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning/refrigeration (HVAC/R)1.
• Indian River County School District ($501,140): Funding will assist programs focused in sectors such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning/refrigeration.
• Jefferson County School District (673,736): Funding will assist programs focused in allied health assistance.
• Lafayette County School District ($96,400): Funding will assist programs focused in agritechnology and nursing assistance (acute and long-term care).
• Lake County School District ($6,363,024): Funding will assist in programs focused in sectors such as advanced manufacturing technology, building construction technologies, aerospace technologies, and aluminum welding.
• Lee County School District ($2,066,751): Funding will assist programs focused in agritechnology, applied robotics, aquaculture, and simulation programming.
• Leon County School District ($519,123): Funding will assist programs focused in engineering pathways.
• Liberty County School District ($65,000): Funding will assist programs focused in allied health assistance, applied cybersecurity and building trades and construction design technology.
• Manatee County School District ($926,130): Funding will assist programs focused in applied engineering technology, applied robotics, emergency medical response, aviation airframe mechanics and aviation powerplant mechanics.
• Martin County School District ($2,549,550): Funding will assist programs focused in aerospace technologies, agritechnology, air conditioning, refrigeration and heating technology, allied health assistance, and automotive maintenance.
• Miami Dade College ($1,429,769): Funding will assist programs focused in applied artificial intelligence and aviation operations.
• Miami Dade County School District ($8,314,350): Funding will assist programs focused in applied engineering technology, applied robotics, and advanced aerospace technology.
• Nassau County School District ($127,800): Funding will assist programs focused in aquaculture, automotive maintenance and light repair and nursing assistance.
• Okeechobee County School District ($493,800): Funding will assist programs focused in nursing assistance, criminal justice operations, automotive maintenance and introduction to firefighting.
• Orange County School District ($312,879): Funding will assist programs focused in unmanned aircraft systems and nursing assistance.
• Osceola County School District ($434,749): Funding will assist programs focused in automotive maintenance and light repair, cybersecurity and pharmaceutical technology.
• Palm Beach County School District ($1,642,382): Funding will assist programs focused in allied health assistance, applied cybersecurity, aquaculture, building trades and construction design technology.
• Palm Beach State College ($660,000): Funding will assist programs focused in marine services technologies.
• Polk County School District ($1,048,342): Funding will assist programs focused in animal science and services, agritechnology, applied engineering technology and more.
• Santa Fe College ($1,348,329): Funding will assist programs focused in diesel systems technology and master automotive service technology.
• Seminole County School District ($37,950): Funding will assist programs focused in emergency medical response.
• St. Johns County School District ($2,645,000): Funding will assist programs focused in surgical technology, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning/refrigeration (HVAC/R)1 and industrial machinery maintenance 1.
• St. Petersburg College ($4,000,000): Funding will assist programs focused in network systems technology and automotive service management technology.
• Sumter County School District ($970,125): Funding will assist programs focused in animal science and services, allied health assistance, building construction management and digital design.
• Tallahassee State College ($721,662): Funding will assist programs focused in combined firefighter/emergency medical technology, heating, ventilation, air conditioning/refrigeration and marine services technologies.
• Taylor County School District ($4,702,058): Funding will assist programs focused in advanced manufacturing and production technology and millwright.
• UF Lab School (P.K. Yonge) ($471,700): Funding will assist programs focused in artificial intelligence foundations, entrepreneurship and engineering pathways.
• Volusia County School District ($2,988,282): Funding will assist programs focused in advanced aerospace technology, aerospace technologies, applied engineering technology, aviation maintenance general and engineering pathways.
• Wakulla County School District ($1,194,914): Funding will assist programs focused in air conditioning, refrigeration and heating technology, diesel maintenance technology, building trades and construction design technology and unmanned aircraft operations.
• Walton County School District ($177,865): Funding will assist programs focused in practical nursing and patient care technology.

School districts and Florida College System institutions can get further information and apply for the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant at Workforce CAP Grant Program.