Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61C - Division of Hotels and Restaurants › Chapter 61C-8 - HOSPITALITY TRAINING PROGRAMS GRANTS › Section 61C-8.004 - Program Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				School-to-Career Transition Program Grant Application Requirements. Pursuant to
				Section 509.302, F.S., the division may
				award four-year school-to-career transition program grants to nonprofit
				statewide organizations representing the hospitality industry of this state.
(a) The application cycle will begin on
				January 1 and end on March 1. Applications and all supplemental materials must
				be received by the division by the close of business on March 1 to be
				considered in the grant recipient selection process.
(b) Grant applications shall be submitted on
				DBPR Form HR 5025-200, GRANT APPLICATION, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00659
)
				incorporated herein by reference and effective 2009 October 1, 2016, to the
				Hospitality Education Program, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Department
				of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-1011.
(c) All grant
				applications must address the applicant's experience and history in
				representing the hospitality industry; demonstrated ability to provide services
				statewide with industry support and participation; and prior commitment to
				school-to-career transition programs in the hospitality industry. All
				applications must also address and identify how the recipient intends to
				demonstrate compliance with the following criteria:
1. Provide hospitality education
				opportunities for high school (or equivalent) students in the public school
				system;
2. Provide school-to-career
				transition opportunities to prepare students to be recruited, trained or
				employed for a career in the hospitality industry;
3. Provide education about progressive career
				options describing opportunities for professional advancement in the
				hospitality industry;
4. Provide
				opportunity for students to receive certification in an area of the hospitality
				industry. Certification means documentation that the student has successfully
				completed requirements in a specific area of the hospitality industry and in
				accordance with the goals established by the program awarded grant funds. All
				certifications must be completed through programs established and recognized in
				the State of Florida, hospitality-industry-sponsored programs, or national
				certification programs, such as Certified Professional Food Manager, food
				service employee food handler certification, or apartment manager
				certification;
5. Provide a
				description of the objectives of the grant and the methodology to assess the
				achievement of certification objectives;
6. Provide an emphasis on spending grant
				funds on direct student services;
7. Provide or possess the capability to
				provide value beyond the grant term;
8. Identify potential methods and sources for
				acquiring independent funding beyond the grant term to finance the continued
				operation of the program, provided the program is designed to be continued;
				and
9. Provide the program services
				for the full four-year grant term.
(d) All grant recipients must have a
				functional advisory committee to assist in the development and operation of the
				grant-funded program. The advisory committee must include three or more
				hospitality industry professionals related to the sector of industry addressed
				by the training program, of which at least one shall not be employed by the
				grant recipient or any of its affiliates. The committee members must have
				agreed in writing to serve in this capacity.
(e) The application must be accompanied by
				DBPR Form HR 5025-201, PROPOSAL NARRATIVE FORMAT, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00660
)
				incorporated herein by reference and effective May 20, 2010.
(f) All materials developed through the grant
				recipient's program become the property of the Hospitality Education
				Program.