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County and schools pitch maritime and fire academies tied to grants and shipyard partnerships
Summary
Gulf County and Gulf District Schools outlined plans to seek Triumph and other grants for a maritime academy and fire academy, aiming to train hundreds of students locally in partnership with Eastern Shipbuilding and private training vendors.
County staff and Gulf District Schools presented an aggressive plan to develop a maritime training academy and a fire academy to build a local workforce pipeline for shipbuilding and first‑responder jobs. The district’s representative said the county qualifies for Triumph funds that stem from Deepwater Horizon settlement distributions and that the group will request roughly $20…
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