Triumph Gulf Coast Funds

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Over the next decade-plus, $1.5 billion will be directed to Northwest Florida for economic development enhancements. These funds, from a settlement related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, represent an unprecedented opportunity for Northwest Florida.

Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., a 7-member board of private sector business leaders appointed by state leadership, is in the process of distributing the first $380 million. The eligible uses of this transformative funding stream include grants for workforce development and public infrastructure projects in the 8 coastal counties - Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Wakulla. These funds could be used to:

  • Develop industry-driven workforce training programs
  • Improve STEM-focused educational programs
  • Expand transportation infrastructure serving business corridors
  • Provide infrastructure support for commercial/industrial parks and shovel-ready sites
  • Support up to 100% abatement of all property taxes (including school taxes) for up to 10 years

KEY TRIUMPH AWARDS

INFRASTRUCTURE

  • City of Pensacola ($66M) Airport Expansion - 775,000 SF commercial MRO campus including 3 new hangars, specialty shops, warehousing, training center, and admin offices to help support the ST Engineering project and 1,325 jobs.
  • Panama City Industrial Complex ($20M) - Infrastructure improvements - platens, dredging, bulkhead installation, launchways, equipment, warehouse to support Eastern Shipbuilding and its Coast Guard Cutter contract. 900 jobs)
  • Port of Panama City Expansion ($10M) - New warehouse space, channel deepening, and additional improvements.
  • Okaloosa County ($1.5M) Water/Sewer - Shoal River Ranch Giga Industrial Site: 10,500 acres of which 2,043 acres are ready
  • Santa Rosa County ($8.5M) - Site development at Whiting Aviation Park for a Helicopter MRO project

WORKFORCE 

Career & Technical Education programs at educational institutions throughout the region in Automotive, HVAC, Welding, Drone Aviation, Truck Driving and Computer Programming.

More information about Triumph Gulf Coast is available at myfloridatriumph.com.

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Counties Eligible for Triumph Gulf Coast Investment

CONTACT US

Florida’s Great Northwest is here to provide you the practical, on-the-ground resources and support you need for your business location/expansion project. From incentives to site selection to workforce development, we’ve got the expertise and connections to help your business be even more competitive with a Northwest Florida location.

Kim Wilmes - President & CEO
KIM WILMES

President & CEO
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850-729-6847
kwilmes@fgnw.org

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