Important News

Please take notice that on December 16, 2021, at its regular meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., will take up for consideration and intends to approve the following amendment to an existing funding pursuant to s. 288.8017, Florida Statutes (2017):

Proposal #202:
Applicant: Gulf Coast State College
Additional Funding Request: $0
Amendment: Extend the Performance Metric #2 deadline for purchasing, installing, and operating equipment by one (1) year, from December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2022.
View 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 December 16, 2021, 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]

Please take notice that on November 18, 2021, at its regular meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., will take up for consideration and intends to approve the following proposal for award of funding and the following amendments to an existing funding pursuant to s. 288.8017, Florida Statutes (2017):

Proposal #237:
Applicant: Port St. Joe Port Authority
Funding Request: $15,000,000
View Summary of Proposed Grant Award Agreement

Proposal #200:
Applicant: Franklin County School Board
Additional Funding Request: $0
Amendments: Add Construction as an additional category of the Certificate program that constitutes the Project and re-allocate the minimum number of certificates per category for achievement of the Performance Metrics; extend by two (2) years the completion deadline for the completion of the minimum number of certificates; and increase the total Project cost and amount of Matching Funds
View 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 November 18, 2021, 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]

Please take notice that on October 18, 2021, at its regular meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., will take up for consideration and intends to approve the following amendment to an existing funding pursuant to s. 288.8017, Florida Statutes (2017):

Proposal #207:
Applicant: Gulf Coast State College
Additional Funding Request: $0
Amendments: Extend completion deadline for the Project by one (1) year; increase the total Project cost by $95,220, increase the Matching Funds paid by Grantee by $95,220, reallocate funds among the various Budget categories, and reallocate funds over the extended completion timeline, but without changing the total Triumph grant funds.
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 18, 2021, 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]

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. 

Read the full article at https://www.newsherald.com/story/news/education/2021/09/16/panama-city-florida-university-receives-11-5-m-grant-designed-meet-northwest-floridas-workforce-need/8324634002/

Santa Rosa County is one step closer to expanding its industrial footprint with a $36 million industrial park intended to target distribution companies needing interstate access.

The Triumph Gulf Coast board, which decides how to distribute settlement money garnered after the BP oil spill, on Monday sent the Milton Interchange Industrial Park project to its second of three stages, which is a negotiation on funding that will then end in a final contract for roughly half of the project’s cost.

Shannon Ogletree, director of the Santa Rosa Economic Development Office, said Tuesday that the $15.9 million Triumph has agreed to fund is a huge success for the future of the county.

Read the full article at https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/santa-rosa/2021/09/15/santa-rosa-county-industrial-park-gets-16-m-triumph-funding-commitment/8331580002/