By including IOF in its statewide efforts, Florida is embarking on a concentrated plan to help its energy intensive industries reduce energy use, increase pollution prevention, and become more cost competitive. In 2000-03 Florida will focus on the State’s fiberglass industry, helping it to employ the latest energy efficient technologies, reduce the cost of non-proprietary R&D, gain access to scientific resources at state and national labs, and compete more effectively. In the years to come Florida will apply the IOF strategy to other targeted IOF industries such as agriculture, aluminum, chemicals, forest products, mining, metal casting, petroleum and steel.

Use this link to Check out the summary of the Florida Fiberglass/Composites meeting on February 21, 2003.

Organizations involved in Florida’s fiberglass industry may request additional information online by clicking on "Information Request".

IOF Program and Funding Information

For additional information on DOE’s IOF program and funding opportunities, visit www.oit.doe.gov.  Links along the top of that page will take you to the various OIT programs, solicitations, and other funding opportunities.

Visit Industries of the Future to visit the site for the national IOF Program;

Visit Best Practices to find out about plant wide opportunities for energy efficiency and productivity.  Included through this page is information on specific plant systems, emerging technologies, and plant demonstrations;

Visit Solicitations, Inventions & Innovations, NICE³, and the individual IOF areas to learn about open solicitations and funding opportunities.  To receive email notifications of all federal R&D funding solicitations when they open, go to FedBizOpps and join the Vendor's Notification Service (select category A and B on the sign-up form);

For information on the States IOF Partnerships (also known as States EERE Partnerships), like the Florida Fiberglass/Composites Partnership, visit www.oit.doe.gov/states/.

TRDA's contact for the Florida Industries of the Future Program is:

Dave Kershaw
Technological Research and Development Authority
5195 South Washington Ave.
Titusville, FL 32780
Phone: 321-269-6330
Fax: 321-383-5260
dkershaw@trda.org