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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Jeanine Blomberg
Commissioner of Education
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Memorandum Number 07-10
August 27, 2007
TO:
Florida Non-profits Affiliated with the Construction Trades
FROM:
Lucy D. Hadi, Chancellor of Workforce Education
SUBJECT:
Careers
in
Construction
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Request for Proposals
This funding source is General Revenue appropriated by the Florida Legislature and is non-
recurring. The purpose of this funding is to promote careers in construction to high school students
along with the opportunities of the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.
This program supports the Department’s Strategic Imperative Number Six for Workforce
Education Program Placements for high wage / high skills for targeted occupations in Florida.
The Florida-based, statewide, not-for-profit foundation awarded this funding shall have at least
four years experience in creating and operating programs at the high school level that expose
interested students to employment opportunities in the construction industry. The foundation
shall have at the time of the grant award a minimum of one thousand students participating in
their programs.
One award is anticipated in the amount of $125,000. A one-for-one dollar match from the not-
for-profit is required.
The Request for Proposals with complete instructions is available on the Division of Workforce
Education’s web page at: http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdgrants/.
LUCY D. HADI
Chancellor, Division of Workforce Education
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-9979 • www.fldoe.org
Florida Non-profits Affiliated with the Construction Trades
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If you have questions, please contact Nancy Cordill, at (850) 245-9898 or via e-mail to
Nancy.Cordill@fldoe.org.
LDH/gsl
cc:
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Bonnie
Marmor
Gloria Spradley
Nancy Cordill
Andy Anderman
