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Quick Response Training Grants | Florida SouthWestern State College Quick Response Training Grants Florida SouthWestern State College is the State Fiscal Agent for Quick Response Training (QRT) grants in southwest Florida. QRT grants are available to businesses to help train new hires.
By working closely with CareerSource Florida in both Tallahassee and in southwest Florida, FSW’s Corporate Training department has been successful in securing over $10 million of QRT funds to train over 7,000 new hires over the last five years in Lee, Collier, Charlotte and Hendry counties.
This funding not only directly benefits the companies receiving training funds, but also results in a local economic benefit through the multiplier effect. The QRT grant lasts for 12 months and is targeted on the highly customized training programs that companies need to improve the skill base of new hires.
These training programs can be instructed by specialists from the company itself or by one of FSW’s Corporate Training’s extensive portfolio of business training experts. In addition, the incumbent worker training (IWT) grant is available to support businesses who wish to train existing employees. If you would like more information on QRT grants, please contact FSW’s Corporate Training department at (239) 489-9105 or corporate.
training@fsw. edu .
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (Phase I) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit in agriculturally-related areas. This can include app development for agricultural technology, rural development, and smart farming. Phase I aims to demonstrate technical feasibility.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Phase I (FY 2025) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. Projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies are encouraged across all SBIR/STTR topic areas.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is sponsored by NOAA. This program provides seed funding to small businesses for research and development of innovative technologies across NOAA's mission areas, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, coastal resilience, and extreme weather events. Phase I awards fund a six-month period for conducting feasibility and proof of concept research.