The state is investing $40 million dollars to expand workforce education programs across more than three dozen school districts and colleges, including in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.
The grant program, recently announced by Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas, awarded about $4 million to Broward programs and nearly $6 million for Miami-Dade programs. Palm Beach schools were given just shy of $1 million dollars.
Since 2023, the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program — also known as Workforce CAP — has invested $240 million to help develop and sharpen the skills of Florida’s future workforce. The technology, medicine and mechanical industries are some of the program's targets.
“Florida’s workforce is stronger than ever because we are investing directly in students and the programs that prepare them for success,” said Kamoutsas in a statement. “This $40 million investment expands opportunities across the state, giving students access to cutting-edge training and ensuring Florida remains the best place to build a career.”
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In Broward, a dozen programs will benefit from the Workforce CAP, including training for artificial intelligence foundations, nursing assistance, emergency medical responder and unmanned aircraft systems operations.
These are the programs the department is awarding:
Miami-Dade County
- Allied Health Assisting
- Applied Engineering Technology
- Applied Robotics
- Aviation Powerplant Mechanics
- Aviation Airframe Mechanics
- Aviation Maintenance General
- Biomedical Sciences
- Electronic Systems Technology
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Engineering Pathways and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations
The total grant amount is $5,830,190.
Broward County
- Allied Health Assisting
- Applied Cybersecurity
- Applied Information Technology
- Applied Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundations
- Computer Science Principles
- Electrocardiograph Technician
- Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC/R)
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Engineering Pathways
- Nursing Assistant (Acute and Long-Term Care)
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations
The total grant amount is $4,278,285.
Palm Beach County
- Allied Health Assisting
- Applied Cybersecurity
- Applied Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundations
- Computer Systems and Information Technology
- Drafting
- Engineering Pathways
- Nursing Assistant Web Application Development and Programming
The total grant amount is $992,353
Palm Beach State College is also receiving some support from CAP — about $575,000. Miami-Dade College and Broward College were not recipients.
