GRANT AWARDS

At the direction of Workforce Florida, Inc., the following awards are hereby given:


Workforce Innovative New Generation Solutions (WINGS) Awards Posted 10/26/09
RESPONDENTS	AMOUNT REQUESTED	WIA FUNDS--$	WIA-ARRA FUNDS--$
R1 – (Pensacola) Escarosa	$43,800	$43,800
R20 – (Indian River) Workforce Solutions	$500,000		$500,000
R7 – (Lake City) FL Crown	$402,050		$402,050
R9 – (Gainesville) FloridaWorks	$500,000	$500,000
Total of Green Jobs Projects	$1,445,850
R6 – (Madison) Workforce Solutions,	$130,360		$130,360
R3 – Chipola WFDB	$162,138		$162,138
R19 – Heartland2 Workforce Investment-entrepreneurship	$333,333	$333,333
Total of Rural Needs Projects	$625,831
R8 – (Jax.) WorkSource	$159,892	$159,892
R14 – Worknet Pinellas	$500,000		$500,000
R19 – Heartland1 Workforce Investment-broadband	$100,000	$100,000
R23 – (Miami Dade) S Fl WDB	$64,506	$64,506
Total of Business Incubation/Entrepreneurship	$824,398
TOTAL OF "WINGS" AWARDS		$1,201,531	$1,694,548

EMPLOYED FLORIDA HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE ROUND 2
Posted 10/19/09

AWARDEE

AWARD AMOUNT

RWB 1 - Workforce Escarosa

485,717

RWB 4 - Gulf Coast Workforce Board

476,485

RWB 5 - Workforce Plus

300,000

RWB 9 -Florida Works

500,000

RWB 10 - Workforce Connection

356,570

RWB 11 - Center for Business Excellence

230,769

RWB 12 - Workforce Central Florida

366,200

RWB 14 - WorkNet Pinellas, Inc.

279,000

RWB 15 - Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, Inc.

500,000

RWB 18 - Suncoast Workforce Board, Inc.

300,000

RWB 19 - Heartland Workforce

169,423

RWB 21 - Workforce Alliance, Inc.

134,790

RWB 24 - Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board

499,070

TOTAL

4,598.024

Florida STEM Council
Posted 9/23/09

AWARDEE

Consortium of Florida Education Foundations

Youth Opportunities Committee grant
Posted 9/17/09

AWARDEE

Center for Business Excellence (RWB 11)

Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranches, Inc., Florida Futures

FloridaWorks

Hillsborough County Public Schools

Intervention Services, Inc.

PACE Center for Girls

Page 15 (Urban Think Foundation, Inc.)

St. Johns County School District

Suwannee County Public Schools

Tantie Juvenile Residential Facility

The Able Trust

Troy Foundation, Inc.

Unity Family Community Center, Inc.

WorkNet Pinellas, Inc., Operation Life Skills

WorkNet Pinellas Stem

Employ Florida Banner Centers
Posted 6/22/09

AWARDEE

Industry

University of Florida

Biotechnology

Indian River State College

Homeland Security

Polk Community College

Manufacturing

Indian River State College

Energy

Lake City Community College

Logistics & Distribution

University of Central Florida

Alternative Energy

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

Aviation/Aerospace

Seminole Community College

Digital Media

Santa Fe College

Construction

Florida Farm Bureau Federation

Agriscience

Strengthening Youth Patrnership Pilot Project(s): Intervention Programs for Court-Involved Youth (a/k/a dependent & delinquent youth) Posted 6/11/09
AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Twin Oaks Juvenile Development Inc.	$350,000

Employ Florida Banner Center for Water Resources Posted 4/3/09
AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
St. Petersburg College	$250,000

Employ Florida Banner Centers (2007-08) Posted 9/11/07
AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Seminole Community College (Information Technology)	$500,000
University of Central Florida’s Florida Solar Energy Center (Alternative Energy)	$500,000
Total $1,000,000

WORKPLACE INVESTMENT NOW (WIN) 2007-08 Posted 9/06/07
AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Region 2 - Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties	$312,500
Region 3 - Chipola Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.	$175,784
Region 4 - Gulf Coast Workforce Board	$311,346
Region 5 - Workforce Plus	$72,667
Region 9 - Florida Works	$200,000
Region 13 - Brevard Job Link	$307,528
Region 14 - WorkNet Pinellas	$312,500
Region 16 - Pasco Hernando Jobs and Education Partnership Regional Board, Inc.	$234,675
Region 17 - Polk County Workforce	$260,500
Region 20 - Workforce Development Board of Treasure Coast	$312,500
Total $2,500,000

REPLICATION OF THE CHOICE CAREER INSTITUTE (2007-08 CHOICE III) Posted 8/27/07
AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Region 5 – Leon County	$ 92,578
Region 8 – Duval County	$155,000
Region 8 – St. Johns County	$155,000
Region 10 – Levy County	$132,422
Region 14 – Pinellas County	$155,000
Region 16 – Pasco County	$155,000
Region 18 – Sarasota County	$155,000
Total $1,000,000

BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS AND TRAINING (2007-08 BEST III) Posted 8/22/07
AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Region 3 - Chipola Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.	$299,000
Region 4 – Gulf Coast Workforce Board	$333,333
Region 8 – First Coast Workforce Development, Inc.	$333,333
Region 9 – Florida Works	$333,333
Region 10 – CLM Workforce Connection Enterprise Center	$333,333
Region 14 – WorkNet Pinellas	$56,647
Region 20 – Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast	$311,021
Total $2,000,000


FLORIDA WIRED POSTED 10/23/06
Region 24 - Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc.		$996,973

WORKFORCE SERVICES FOR TARGETED GROUPS POSTED 10/06/06
AWARDEE		AWARD AMOUNT
Region 13 - Brevard Workforce Development Board, Inc.		$175,000
Calara White Mission, Inc.		$199,890
Florida Works		$200,000
Region 5 - Big Bend Jobs & Education Council, Inc. (Workforce Plus)		$122,582
Emmanuel Child Development Center		$192,166

WORKFORCE EDUCATION BANNER CENTERS POSTED 9/28/06 At the direction of Workforce Florida Inc., the Agency for Workforce Innovation is hereby notifying you that all of the proposals submitted in response to the “Workforce Education BANNER Centers” Request for Proposals have been rejected. Thank you for submitting your proposal for this project.

REPLICATION OF THE CHOICE CAREER INSTITUTE POSTED 9/13/06
REGION	COUNTY/INDUSTRY	AWARD AMOUNT
Region 8	St. Johns County/ Aviation/Aerospace	$252,001
Region 17	Polk County/ Health Sciences	$224,400
Region 18	Manatee County/Construction	$106,000
Region 20	St. Lucie County/ Manufacturing	$222,464
Region 24	Charlotte County/ Aviation/Aerospace	$273,679

BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS AND TRAINING (BEST II) POSTED 8/23/06
AWARDEE		AWARD AMOUNT
Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa & Walton Counties (RWB 2)		$318,182
Chipola Regional Workforce Planning Board (RWB 3)		$318,182
Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board (RWB 4)		$318,182
Alachua/Bradford Florida Works (RWB 9)		$318,182
Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board (RWB 10)		$318,182
Brevard Workforce Development Board, Inc. (RWB 13)		$318,182
WorkNet Pinellas (RWB 14)		$318,182
Pasco-Hernando Jobs & Education Partnership Reg Board, Inc. (RWB 16)		$318,182
Polk County Workforce Development Board, Inc. (RWB 17)		$318,182
Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast (RWB 20)		$318,182
Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board (RWB 24)		$318,182

BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS AND TRAINING (BEST II) POSTED 8/16/06
AWARDEE		AWARD AMOUNT
Workforce Escarosa, Inc. (RWB 1)		$500,000
Florida Crown Workforce Board (RWB 7)		$373,456
Workforce Development Board Center for Business Excellence (RWB 11)		$500,000
Heartland Regional Workforce Board (RWB 19)		$330,000
Workforce Alliance, Inc.(RWB 21)		$500,000

WORKFORCE EDUCATION CLUSTER CENTERS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AWARD POSTED 7/3/06
The Workforce Education Cluster Center for Biotechnology has been awarded to the following organization: University of Florida in the amount of $500,000 for a biotech BANNER center.

WORKFORCE EDUCATION CLUSTER CENTERS' II POSTED 6/13/06
The Workforce Education Cluster Centers' II funding has been awarded to the following organizations: Miami Dade College in the amount of $500,000 for a financial services center and Hillsborough Community College in the amount of $499,000 for a manufacturing center.

EMPLOY FLORIDA MARKETING/OUTREACH SERVICES POSTED 2/28/06
As a result of its Invitation to Negotiate titled, 'Employ Florida Marketing/Outreach Services', issued on January 26, 2006, Workforce Florida, Inc., has selected the Moore Consulting Group, Inc. , with which to commence contract negotiations for this project.

WORKFORCE SERVICES FOR TARGETED GROUPS POSTED 1/12/06
AWARDEE		AWARD AMOUNT
The Henry & Rilla White Youth Foundation, Inc .		$171,996
The Florida Department of Corrections (Dr. Ploumis-Devick)		$200,000
The Transition House, Inc.		$100,000
Independent Living Initiative		$200,000
Heartland Regional Workforce Board (RWB 19)		$200,000
Chipola Regional Workforce Board (RWB 3)		$128,004


WORKFORCE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS Award Memorandum Date: JANUARY 5, 2006 POSTED 1/9/06
AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Alachua/Bradford Regional workforce Board	$125,000
Clara White Mission, Inc.	$99,934

WORKFORCE EDUCATION CLUSTER CENTERS
Award Memorandum Date: MAY 12, 2005

It is the intent of Workforce Florida, Inc., to award the Request for Proposals titled, 'Workforce Education Cluster Centers' to the Florida Community College at Jacksonville and Brevard Community College for a single cluster center targeting the aviation/aerospace industry to be located at both campuses.

PROJECT CONNECT: An Intervention Program for Youthful Offenders
Award Memorandum Date: January 27, 2005

AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Chipola Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc. (RWB 3)	$200,000
Central Florida Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc. (RWB 12)	$192,000
Brevard Workforce Development Board (RWB 13)	$142,000
Suncoast Workforce Development Board, Inc. (RWB 18)	$107,428
TOTAL	$641,428

REPLICATION OF THE CHOICE CAREER INSTITUTE AWARD
POSTED 1/28/05

AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Workforce Escarosa, Inc. (RWB 1)	$98,890
Gulf Coast Workforce Board (RWB 4)	$91,205
Citrus, Levy, Marion Workforce Connection (RWB 10)	$369,181
Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc. (RWB 24)	$161,296
TOTAL	$720,572

FCAT INTERVENTION SERVICES
POSTED 11/17/04

AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Jobs for Florida's Graduates	$399,000

ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
POSTED 12/22/04

AWARDEE	AWARD AMOUNT
Goodwill Industries, Big Bend	$92,000
East Gainesville Development Corporation	$137,500
Florida Management Solutions, Inc.	$100,000
Florida High Tech Corridor	$100,000
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce	$175,000
Hispanic Business Initiative Fund	$95,500
TOTAL	$700,000

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