Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., is a nonprofit corporation organized to oversee the expenditure of 75 percent of all funds recovered by the Florida attorney general for economic damages to the state that resulted from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., is required to administer the distribution of the funds to be used for the recovery, diversification, and enhancement of the eight Northwest Florida counties disproportionately affected by the oil spill. Those counties include Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin and Wakulla.
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STATUTORY WEBSITE NOTICE PURSUANT TO s. 288.8016, Florida Statutes (2017)
Please take notice that on May 13, 2026, at its regular meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., will take up for consideration and intends to approve the following proposals for amendments to existing awards pursuant to s. 288.8017, Florida Statutes (2017):
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #200
Applicant: Franklin County School Board
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update the budget; reallocate previously approved funds from the “Supplies” Budget category to “Salaries and Benefits” Budget category; update audit requirements and guidelines; and add electronic signature permission
Summary of Proposed Fourth Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #211
Applicant: Pensacola State College
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update the budget; add competitive bid and Triumph approval of third-party contract requirement; clarify use of Matching Funds and update permissible reasons to deny funding; add 18-month expenditure submission deadline; clarify force majeure events; update budget amendments; update reporting and third-party contract requirements; delete business donation requirements; add ownership of improvements section; update audit requirements and guidelines; and add electronic signature permission
Summary of Proposed Second Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #227
Applicant: Panama City Port Authority
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update audit requirements and guidelines; and extend Performance Metric Completion Deadline
Summary of Proposed Fourth Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #333
Applicant: Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update the budget; add 18-month expenditure submission deadline; and extend Completion Deadline
Summary of Proposed Second Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #342
Applicant: Florida Institute for Human Machine and Cognition, Inc.
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update the budget; realign budget categories, including modifying existing budget categories, creating a new budget category, reallocating previously approved funds from calendar year 2025 to out-years, reallocating funds to different budget categories, and defining newly created and reclassified budget categories; add approval of third-party contract requirement; clarify use of Matching Funds and update permissible reasons to deny funding; add 18-month expenditure submission deadline; clarify force majeure events; update reporting requirements; clarify environmental regulations liability; update audit requirements and guidelines; and update Performance Metrics and Net New Job definition
Summary of Proposed First Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Any person interested in being heard on these matters may attend and address the Board prior to a vote on approval of any award. Information regarding the time and place for the May 13, 2026, Board Meeting may be found by clicking here.
Any questions or inquiries regarding this notice or the award may be directed to: Cori Henderson, Program Administrator at [email protected]
STATUTORY WEBSITE NOTICE PURSUANT TO s. 288.8016, Florida Statutes (2017)
Please take notice that on March 24, 2026, at its regular meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., will take up for consideration and intends to approve the following proposals for award of funding and amendments to existing awards pursuant to s. 288.8017, Florida Statutes (2017):
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #259
Applicant: Pensacola – Escambia Promotion and Development Commission, Inc.
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update permissible reasons to deny funding; add 18-month expenditure submission deadline; clarify force majeure events; update reporting requirements; update audit requirements and guidelines; extend performance metric deadline; add electronic signature permission Summary of Proposed Second Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #296
Applicant: Panama City – Bay County Airport Industrial District
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: grant six-month administrative extension; clarify no commitment of Triumph funds until further amendment; add 18-month expenditure submission deadline
Summary of Proposed First Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #345
Applicant: Wakulla County, Florida
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update budget; extend Construction Completion Deadline; extend performance metric deadline
Summary of Proposed First Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Amendment to Existing Grant Award Agreement for Project #355
Applicant: Florida’s Great Northwest, Inc.
Additional Funding Request: $0
Proposed Amendments: update budget; add Triumph approval of third-party contract requirement; clarify force majeure events; update reporting requirements; clarify environmental regulation responsibility; update audit requirements and guidelines
Summary of Proposed First Amendment to Grant Award Agreement
Other Business:
Please take notice that during this meeting, the Board of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., may also take action on an internal budget amendment for Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.
Any person interested in being heard on these matters may attend and address the Board prior to a vote on approval of any award. Information regarding the time and place for the March 24, 2026, Board Meeting may be found by clicking here.
Any questions or inquiries regarding this notice or the award may be directed to: Cori Henderson, Program Administrator at [email protected]
