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While Florida’s ports are independently governed and operated, in 1990, the Legislature created Chapter 311, F.S. This law authorized the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program (FSTED), which established a collaborative relationship between FDOT and the seaports and codified an annual $15M seaport grant program (Sections 311.07 and 311.09, F.S.).
The FSTED Program is managed by the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council, which consists of the fourteen deep water port directors, the Executive Director of OTTED, and the Secretaries of Transportation and Community Affairs. The FSTED Council annually solicits and approves project applications submitted by each of the individual seaports. The list of FSTED recommended projects is reviewed by OTTED, FDOT, and DCA to ensure that each project is consistent with state statutes, as well as master, comprehensive, economic development and transportation plans and programs.
The legislature has increased funding for this program to provide $15 million annually in grants and $35 million annually to support bonded state revenues, for a total of $50M in annual state support for this program from the State Transportation Trust Fund. State funding is matched by the local port, usually on a 50/50 basis.
The Council is also responsible for preparing a five-year Florida Seaport Mission Plan and for the Small County Dredging Program.
For more information, call Catherine Kelly at (850) 414-4500.
The FSTED Program is managed by the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council, which consists of the fourteen deep water port directors, the Executive Director of OTTED, and the Secretaries of Transportation and Community Affairs. The FSTED Council annually solicits and approves project applications submitted by each of the individual seaports. The list of FSTED recommended projects is reviewed by OTTED, FDOT, and DCA to ensure that each project is consistent with state statutes, as well as master, comprehensive, economic development and transportation plans and programs.
The legislature has increased funding for this program to provide $15 million annually in grants and $35 million annually to support bonded state revenues, for a total of $50M in annual state support for this program from the State Transportation Trust Fund. State funding is matched by the local port, usually on a 50/50 basis.
The Council is also responsible for preparing a five-year Florida Seaport Mission Plan and for the Small County Dredging Program.
For more information, call Catherine Kelly at (850) 414-4500.
