A COALITION FOR FLORIDA'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
30.4383° N / 84.2807° W
REINDUSTRIALIZE
FLORIDA
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY · HEAVY MANUFACTURING · CRITICAL MINERALS

Florida wins the headquarters.
Now win the production line.

DIRECT DEFENSE SPENDING
$65.3B
FLORIDACOMMERCE, 2024
DEFENSE-SUPPORTED JOBS
865,937
FLORIDACOMMERCE, 2024
COMBATANT COMMANDS
3
CENTCOM · SOCOM · SOUTHCOM
EST. RARE EARTHS IN PHOSPHOGYPSUM
~200K t
PENN STATE, 2021
01 · THE PROBLEM

Florida has the commands, the ranges and the minerals. What it lacks is an offer.

Florida wins defense headquarters, installations, launch and R&D. The refinery, the smelter and the production line go to Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and the Carolinas — states that bring closing money, permitting certainty, industrial power and ready sites to the table.

02 · THE PLATFORM

Build the Arsenal of the Americas.

LOE-01

Defense technology companies and investors

  • $250M Florida Defense Innovation Fund — state co-investment with at least 2:1 private match
  • Combatant Command Proximity Program — SOFWERX-style hubs near SOUTHCOM, the Space Coast and Eglin
  • Test in Florida — range vouchers and UAS, counter-UAS and maritime autonomy corridors
  • Florida as First Customer — state agencies buy Florida-made, NDAA-compliant drones and sensors
LOE-02

Heavy manufacturing and critical minerals

  • $500M Strategic Industrial Base Closing Fund — milestone grants and forgivable loans, with clawbacks
  • $250M Federal Match Account — state cost share for OSC, DPA Title III, IBAS and DOE awards
  • $150M Certified Megasites — six to eight pre-permitted sites
  • Permitting, power and tax — 180-day FDEP decisions, a strategic industrial tariff, transferable credits
  • Critical Minerals Initiative — a phosphogypsum rare earth demonstration plant
03 · EXECUTION

A deal team with the authority and money to close.

~25

Professionals in project finance, site selection, federal programs and command liaison, in a new FloridaCommerce Division of Defense and Industrial Base.

$25M

Delegated authority to issue term sheets and awards.

1

Deputy Secretary with a direct line to the Governor.

FIRST 100 DAYS
DAY 1

Executive order creating a Defense Industrial Base Council and an FDEP permitting office.

DAY 90

Inventory of megasite candidates, power, rail and water.

DAY 100

Pentagon trip and a published list of the first 25 target companies.

2027

Legislative and budget package for the 2027 session.

Build it here. Join the coalition.

Manufacturers, investors, universities, ports and local leaders working to bring Florida's defense production home. Tell us who you are and how you want to be involved.

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