Florida state grant for new or expanding businesses creating new permanent full-time jobs in targeted industries. Funds customized, non-degree skills-based training (24 months or less) for new hires, reimbursing instructor salaries, curriculum development, textbooks, and trainer/trainee travel; trainee wages are not covered. Priority for first-time applicants, distressed/rural/opportunity zone/HUB
Quick Response Training is a state-funded CareerSource Florida grant for new and expanding Florida businesses. It repays the cost of customized, skills-based training for new full-time hires in qualified targeted industries. Eligible costs include part of instructor salaries, curriculum development, textbooks and manuals, and travel for trainers or trainees; trainee wages are not covered, and payment is a set amount per trainee for approved new hires who finish training. $7.5 million is available for fiscal year 2026-2027, and CareerSource Florida says it will post a notice on the program page when the money runs out.
New or expanding business creating new, permanent, full-time (37.5+ hours a week) jobs for Florida residents
Jobs must be high-quality jobs in qualified targeted industries that need customized, non-degree, skills-based training of 24 months or less that isn't available locally
Priority goes to first-time applicants; jobs in distressed urban, rural, opportunity zone, HUB or brownfield areas; jobs paying at least 115% of the local or state average wage; and companies hiring veterans
Needs endorsement letters from the local economic development organization and the local workforce development board
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