Entrepreneurship Education & Training Grant

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Florida’s Perkins V State Plan commits to creating a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem through career and technical education (CTE). Business equity is the second largest source of wealth behind home equity, and for special populations, self-employment and the ability to effectively create value contributes to Florida’s greater economic security. In short, becoming an entrepreneur is a viable path to improving Florida’s economic and social mobility rates. CTE does not just prepare students to take jobs, but to create the jobs of the future.

Entrepreneurship education and training (EET) refers to both academic education and formal training interventions or activities that share the broad objective of providing individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to start, operate, or scale an enterprise. For purposes of Perkins V, it has a particular focus on formally cultivating within CTE students the following two domains:

• entrepreneurial mindsets - i.e., the socio-emotional skills and overall awareness of “what it takes” to become a successful entrepreneur (e.g., self-confidence, leadership, creativity, risk propensity, motivation, critical thinking, high degrees of empathy, resilience, and self-efficacy)
• entrepreneurial capabilities - i.e., the capacity for successful business management and venturing (e.g., knowledge of marketing, accounting, financial modeling, and the sources of capital, and evidencing the ability to de-risk an idea, successfully pivot, and value-create)

It is in this spirit that the Florida Department of Education is seeking to fund innovative EET projects that cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets and entrepreneurial capabilities in CTE students.

Entrepreneurship Education and Training (EET) Funding List

• Funding List (PDF)

Entrepreneurship Education and Training (EET) Funding and Training Webinars

• Funding Opportunities Webinar Memorandum (PDF)
• Training Webinars Schedule and Registration Information (PDF)
• Funding Opportunities Webinar Presentation (PDF) 
• Funding Opportunities Webinar Recording

Entrepreneurship Education and Training (EET) Request for Proposal (RFP)

• Entrepreneurship Education and Training (EET) Grant (Word) – Revised 5-4-22

Education and Training (EET) Opportunities Webinars and Key Dates

There are a few important dates to remember. Applicants are highly encouraged to attend all webinars:

• May 10, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
  • Funding Opportunities Webinar Memorandum (PDF)
• May 16, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Teaching Methods for Career and Technical Education
• May 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) The Standard for Entrepreneurship Education & Training: ESB Certification
• May 20, 2022 at 11:00 am (EDT) – Project Based Learning
• May 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm (EDT) – Technology Basics
• May 25, 2022 at 10:00 am (EDT) – Cool Tools for Your Classroom
• June 1, 2022 at 11:00 am (EDT) – Examples of Entrepreneurial Success in the Classroom
• June 1, 2022 – Deadline to Submit Notice of Intent to Apply (Not Required for an Application to be considered)
• June 1, 2022 – Deadline to Submit Questions for the Q & A
• June 8, 2022 – Deadline to Submit Complete Application via email to: CTEGrant@fldoe.org, no later than 11:59 p.m. (EDT)