Operations - Central Office
- Manage the Spaceport Improvement Program (SIP)
- Manage the 5-year Spaceport work program
- Manage consultant and grant funding process
- Coordinate the Spaceport Master Plan with Space Florida
- Direct allocation of SIP funds to District 5 managed contracts
- Monitor commercial, government, and DoD aerospace trends
- Produce the Biannual Spaceport Improvement Program Handbook
Spaceport Improvement Program Funding (SIP)
- Initial funding for Spaceports was $15M in 2012; FY26 funding is $90M
- FDOT Spaceport Office is 100% state-funded, with a portion from Public Transportation Funding (DPTO) and the remainder from Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) funds.
- Since 2012, Spaceports (20%) and commercial launch partner (80%) investments exceed $2.34B
- Capital project funding has 4 major categories:
- Vertical Launch & Landing
- Horizontal Launch & Landing
- Processing and Range Improvements
- Common Use Infrastructure
Projects funded in whole or part by FDOT Spaceport Funding
- Launch & Landing Facility (LLF) Surface Revitalization
- LLF Runway Marking and Lighting Improvement
- LLF Spaceport East Area Commercial Development
- LLF Light Rocket Test & Refurbishment Facility
- Spaceport Commodities Pipelines Extension
- Lunar Processing Facility
- Roberts Road Corridor Development
- Electrical Substation Construction
- Hi-Power Transmission Lines
- Launch & Landing Facility Light Rocket Test and Refurbishment Facility
- Cecil Space Coast Spaceport Access Roadway
- Cecil Spaceport Infrastructure Improvements
- LC-39 Next-Gen Space Vehicle Launch Site Infrastructure
- Satellite Manufacturing & Processing Facility
- ICBM road Power Infrastructure Improvements
Operations - District 5 Office
- Manage all Spaceport projects, including those at Cecil Spaceport in District 2
- Prepare contracts with Space Florida
- Manage grant funding for approved contracts
- Conduct on-site contract progress monitoring visits for funded projects
