Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., is a nonprofit corporation organized to oversee the expenditure of 75 percent of all funds recovered by the Florida attorney general for economic damages to the state that resulted from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., is required to administer the distribution of the funds to be used for the recovery, diversification, and enhancement of the eight Northwest Florida counties disproportionately affected by the oil spill. Those counties include Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin and Wakulla.
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STATUTORY WEBSITE NOTICE PURSUANT TO s. 288.8016, Florida Statutes (2017)
Please take notice that on October 15, 2024, at its regular meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., will take up for consideration and intends to approve the following proposals for award of funding and for amendments to existing awards pursuant to s. 288.8017, Florida Statutes (2017):
Grant Award Agreement for Project #299
Applicant: Pensacola State College
Funding Request: Up to $7,627,873
Summary of Proposed Grant Award Agreement
Grant Award Agreement for Project #332
Applicant: The School District of Escambia County, FL
Funding Request: Up to $617,227
Summary of Proposed Grant Award Agreement
Grant Award Agreement for Project #333
Applicant: Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
Funding Request: Up to $750,000
Summary of Proposed Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #157
Applicant: Franklin County School District
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: Extend completion deadline to December 31, 2025; update audit requirement language
Summary of Proposed Second Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant for Award Agreement Project #187
Applicant: Northwest Florida State College (Walton Works)
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: Re-allocate some budget line items; update audit requirement language
Summary of Proposed Fourth Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant for Award Agreement Project #233
Applicant: Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
Additional Funding Request: Up to $857,405
Proposed Amendments: Increase total Grant amount by up to $857,405 (from $109,614,919 to $110,472,324); Increase total Project cost by $857,405; revise budget
Summary of Proposed Fourth Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant for Award Agreement Project #246
Applicant: Florida State University (ACSENT)
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: Re-allocate and rename some budget categories and line items
Summary of Proposed Second Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant for Award Agreement Project #293
Applicant: University of West Florida – Nursing
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: Extend completion deadline by one (1) year to December 31, 2034; Re-allocate and rename some budget categories and line items; update audit requirement language
Summary of Proposed First Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant for Award Agreement Project #297
Applicant: Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRIDE)
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: Decrease total Grant amount by $95,625 (from $923,745 to $828,120); decrease Matching Funds by $103,312; decrease total Project cost by $198,937; Revise budget; update audit requirement language
Summary of Proposed First Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Any person interested in being heard on these matters may attend and address the Board prior to a vote on approval of any award. Information regarding the time and place for the October 15, 2024, Board Meeting may be found by clicking here.
Any questions or inquiries regarding this notice or the award may be directed to: Cori Henderson, Program Administrator at [email protected]
Triumph Advances $54 Million in Funding Requests
The Triumph Gulf Coast Board met in Panama City yesterday and approved two new grant award agreements. The Board approved additional funding for an active project, advanced two projects to grant award negotiations, and voted to initiate term sheet negotiations with two new grantees. In total, these projects represent $54 million in funds to be distributed across Bay, Escambia, Franklin, and Santa Rosa counties.
Triumph Gulf Coast continues to work with grantees on the implementation of 54 active projects, with an additional 13 projects completed, totaling over $613 million in grants executed.
Bay County
The Triumph Board voted to advance to term sheet negotiations with the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport for a grant of up to $25,000,000 to implement Project Spinner, an MRO facility for commercial jet aircraft engine repair. In addition to the MRO facility, the company will construct a second building at the airport to house a jet engine testing center and is purchasing a third facility in Lynn Haven to operate a distribution and parts testing facility. Project Spinner will have a minimum of 500 high wage jobs across the three facilities. This project will support the growing Northwest Florida aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul sector. The large employment impact is a transformational project for Bay and surrounding counties.
The private sector partner is working with Space Florida to obtain conduit financing for the project. Triumph funds will be used toward construction cost of the MRO facility. Space Florida will construct and own the facility and lease it and associated equipment to the company on a long term lease. The improvements will become the property of the Airport Authority upon termination of the lease.
Over a ten-year window these jobs will generate approximately $479 million (discounted to present money value) in additional income that stays in the region.
Escambia County
The Triumph Board voted to approve a grant of up to $12,372,935 to Pensacola State for a new Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) training program. Triumph funds will be used toward the construction of a 25,000 square- foot training facility to be located on the southwest side of the Pensacola International Airport on land owned by the City of Pensacola in addition to personnel and other program costs. The project will result in 420 airframe and powerplant (A&P) certified individuals over a 12-year period. It is expected these newly credentialled individuals will help meet the labor force needs being created by companies across the region.
Escambia County Public Schools request for a grant of up to $617,227 to re-establish the Automotive Service Academy at J.M. Tate High School in Cantonment advanced to final grant award negotiations. Triumph funds will be used to renovate and equip the former Auto Body building to provide classrooms, hands-on labs, and training locations for the Automotive Service Academy where students will learn through hands-on application of skills as they troubleshoot, diagnose and repair problems, as well as provide routine maintenance on a variety of modern automobiles. This project will have a classroom academic component, but the primary learning environment will be the academy’s automotive service shop and will guarantee completion of 225 Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certificates by the end of the 2029-2030 academic year.
Franklin County
The Triumph Board voted to advance to final grant award negotiations the Franklin County Board of County Commissioners request for a grant of up to $750,000 to contract with a consultant to advise the county on the purchase of a new First Responder Communication System for use by the Franklin County EMS and Fire, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Road Department, Franklin County School District, Weems Hospital, Carrabelle Police Department, and the City of Apalachicola Police Department.
The requested funds will be used for the first phase of a two-phase project. Phase 1 is the procurement and hiring of a communications consultant for up to $775,000. It is likely that a Phase II will follow, for purchase and installation of the system and staff training.
Santa Rosa County
The Triumph Board voted to advance to term sheet negotiations on Pensacola State College’s grant request for up to $7,627,873 for a new Diesel Maintenance Technician training program that will result in at least 2,002 National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications over ten years. The building for Diesel Mechanic Technician training will be located adjacent to the PSC Commercial Vehicle Training Facility in the Santa Rosa County Industrial Park East, providing complementary training opportunities. Santa Rosa County has leased property to Pensacola State College for educational facilities to provide technical education programs.
The Triumph Board gave final approval to a grant of up to $7,164,000 with the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners to develop a new industrial site that will house a distribution and logistics center along Interstate 10 at Exit 26 in Bagdad. The proposed Triumph award will fund acquisition of a 45-acre site, along with needed sewer extension, wetlands mitigation/protection and other improvements necessary to allow construction of a 380,000 square-foot distribution center. For this project, the Santa Rosa BOCC will guarantee 175 jobs paying at least 115 percent of the current prevailing Santa Rosa wage. Land acquisition and improvements, including completion of the building, are expected by the end of 2027.
The Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors is appointed by the Governor, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, and presiding officers of the Legislature. The appointees to the Triumph Board are David Bear (Chair), Bryan Corr, Sr., Reynolds Henderson, David Humphreys, Collier Merrill Jay Trumbull, Sr., and Leslie Weiss. All meetings of the Board are public.