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Florida Quick Response Training (QRT) Grant

Status

Status not published

A notification is posted on the page when funds are no longer available; the 2025/2026 allocation period may have ended, check the page for the current year's allocation.

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Amount
Not published

State-funded grants for customised training of new, full-time, permanent employees at new and expanding Florida companies in targeted industries. $7.5 million was allocated for 2025/2026, with priority to first-time applicants. Award size is set in the guidelines (not stated on the page). Has helped more than 950 businesses and over 200,000 employees.

Funder

CareerSource Florida

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — A notification is posted on the page when funds are no longer available; the 2025/2026 allocation period may have ended, check the page for the current year's allocation.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

New and expanding Florida businesses in targeted industries creating new full-time, permanent, high-skill jobs.

How to apply

  1. Review the QRT guidelines and qualified targeted industries. — link
  2. Register and apply on the CareerSource Florida applications portal. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://careersourceflorida.com/business-services/training-grants/qrt/

"Quick Response funds businesses like yours to implement flexible and customized training for your new, full-time, permanent employees."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: careersourceflorida.com

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