Latest announcements and press releases from the Florida Forward Initiative.
47 priority projects across 28 counties selected for the first funding round, spanning transportation infrastructure, broadband expansion, workforce training centers, and community resilience investments totaling $3.2 billion.
The Florida Forward Initiative has formalized workforce development agreements with 12 state colleges, establishing earn-while-you-learn programs in advanced manufacturing, healthcare technology, cybersecurity, and logistics.
The initiative's data-driven vulnerability index is now publicly available, providing transparent methodology for how resilience investment priorities are determined across Florida's 67 counties.
The Executive Office of the Governor formally established the Florida Forward Initiative with the signing of Executive Order 2026-12, creating the coordinating council and authorizing the program office.
