Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant

The Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant, commonly referred to as the CAP Grant, is administered by the Florida Department of Education and was created under section 1011.801, Florida Statutes. The program provides grants to eligible Florida school districts and Florida College System institutions to support the creation or expansion of career and technical education workforce development programs. The central purpose is to help eligible agencies establish or expand programs that lead to industry certifications included on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. For the current opportunity, every program proposed for funding must serve secondary students and align with an industry certification appearing on the 2026-27 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. The provided material does not state a specific award ceiling, award floor, total amount of program funding, expected number of awards, or required applicant cost share or matching contribution. It states that CAP Grant funding may cover some or all of the costs associated with creating or expanding qualifying career and technical education workforce development programs. Applicants should use the CAP Guidelines and related state program, accounting, financial reporting, and expenditure guidance when determining appropriate costs and developing their proposals. Supporting resources identified by the Department include the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, employment projection resources, Florida Commerce current employment projections, the Master Credentials List, the General Terms, Assurances and Conditions for Participation in Federal and State Programs, the Green Book, Red Book, Florida College System Accounting Manual, and Reference Guide for State Expenditures. Eligibility is limited by the provided material to Florida school districts and Florida College System institutions. Proposed programs must serve secondary students and must be aligned with an industry certification on the applicable CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. The Department provides separate concept proposal workbooks for 9-12 career and technical education programs and Career Dual Enrollment programs. No other applicant organization types are identified as eligible in the supplied material. The application process begins with Step 1, Concept Proposal Submission. A complete submission must contain three documents sent together in a single email: a cover letter from the school district or Florida College System institution signed by the Superintendent, Florida College System president, or authorized representative and provided as a PDF document; Concept Proposal Part 1, Narrative, provided as a Word document; and Concept Proposal Part 2, Workbook, provided as an Excel document. The Department supplies a Concept Proposal Narrative Form and separate workbooks for 9-12 CTE Programs and Career Dual Enrollment Programs. All concept proposals must be emailed to capgrant@fldoe.org. The email subject line should follow the applicable Department format, either Concept Proposal Submission - [Agency Name] [9-12 Program] or Concept Proposal Submission - [Agency Name] [Career Dual Enrollment]. Agencies must not transmit portions of a proposal in multiple emails. The Department states that proposals submitted in the proper format will be reviewed first and directs agencies experiencing transmission errors to contact capgrant@fldoe.org for technical assistance. For the first review period, concept proposals were to be submitted by Friday, July 24, 2026. The supplied material does not identify a separate opening date or a final full-application deadline. Step 2 is a Request for Application process available after concept proposal review: upon selection of proposals for a full application, the Department will release a Request for Application to facilitate issuance of a grant award directly to agencies with approved concept proposals. Accordingly, advancement from the concept proposal stage is required before an agency can proceed to the full application process. The supplied material does not state formal scoring criteria, an award notification date, or a fixed award amount. After an award is received, every awarded agency must complete a quarterly grant activity report and interim DOE 399. Reports are submitted to capgrant@fldoe.org, with the first report due in the quarter following the award and reporting continuing until the project is complete. The standardized reporting schedule is January 1 through March 31 with a report due April 15; April 1 through June 30 with a report due July 15; July 1 through September 30 with a report due October 15; and October 1 through December 31 with a report due January 15. The source states that reporting periods vary from one to three years depending on the award date and project. Questions concerning the CAP Grant program may be directed to capgrant@fldoe.org. Although prior annual award lists for 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 are linked, the supplied material does not explicitly establish a recurring application schedule or announce the next application cycle.

Submit all three required concept proposal documents together in one email and use the required PDF Word and Excel formats; do not split proposal materials across multiple emails; use the prescribed subject-line format; verify program alignment with the 2026-27 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List; proposals submitted in the proper format will be reviewed first.