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The Place For Space

Space Florida is an Independent Special District of the State of Florida, created by Chapter 331, Part II, Florida Statutes, for the purposes of fostering the growth and development of a sustainable and world-leading space industry in Florida.

As the State of Florida's aerospace economic development agency, Space Florida fosters bold economic development activities to expand domestic and international opportunities that support talent development, enhance infrastructure and support governments and organizations in improving the state's competitive business climate. Space Florida does this by supporting, assisting, facilitating and/or consulting on space industry-related needs for:

  • Attracting, retaining, and expanding aerospace-related businesses
    -Arranging financial incentives and providing start-up and relocation support
    -Providing financial and business consulting, including consulting on business formation,
     relocation and venture development
  • Development of targeted infrastructure
  • Workforce training and placement
  • Research and Development
  • STEM-related innovative educational programs, summits and conferences

Latest News

EDA SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR $35M FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE JOBS AND ADVANCE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY ON THE SPACE COAST
(Release from EDA Website at http://www.eda.gov/SpaceCoastRIC)-Regional Innovation Cluster Competition Fast-tracks Grant Process to Promote Business Development and Competitiveness- WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) today announced the upcoming availability of funding through the Space Coast Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) Competition under EDA’s Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) Program. The...
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FAA CREATES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION
Florida Colleges and Universities Named as Core Partners On August 18, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the formation of a new Center of Excellence (CoE) for Commercial Space Transportation, which will serve as a consortium of academia, industry and government to address current and future challenges in the emerging commercial space transportation...
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FEDERAL TASKFORCE RELEASES SPACE COAST REPORT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
On August 15, the Presidential Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development released a highly-anticipated report to President Obama, which included recommendations to implement $40 million in transition assistance for the Space Coast, as a result of Shuttle retirement. The report contained four key recommendations, including: Sustain regional investments already...
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Latest Blog Entries

Global Diversification is Key to Our Future
Florida's Space for Business efforts are coming out strong in Europe this
week, as we struck up an agreement with the United Kingdom Trade Investment
group and have begun working c ... by Frank DiBello
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Frank DiBello
Venture Capital to Grow Your Aerospace Company
Increased talk of commercialization of some aspects of aerospace that have
been traditionally performed by government agencies - coupled with the
continued capital access challenge ... by Keevin Williams
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Keevin Williams
Preparing Proposals for SBIR/STTR Opportunities
On April 29, I had another opportunity to attend a small business seminar
at TRDA (the Technological Research and Development Authority) in
Melbourne, on behalf of the Space Florid ... by Tina Lange
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Tina Lange

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