PANAMA CITY — The Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., has approved a $11.5 million grant to provide partial funding to Florida State University Panama City’s Advancing Science and Career Education in New Technologies (ASCENT) project during a meeting held in Crestview on Monday.

According to a news release from FSU Panama City, the ASCENT project, will be funded over a six-year period and is designed to meet Northwest Florida’s workforce needs through education and training opportunities, with a focus on cybersecurity. The grant is expected to result in at least 3,280 industry-recognized certifications and credentials, including Florida Department of Education identified Career and Professional Education certificates, for students in the region, the release said. 

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