Floridas Great Northwest (FGNW) was awarded a US Department of Labor Workforce Innovation for Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant on February 1, 2006, creating the WIRED Northwest Florida Initiative. The purpose of FGNWs WIRED Northwest Florida Initiative is to enhance and/or develop training initiatives designed to create a skilled workforce in the target industries of Aerospace & Defense; Health Sciences & Human Performance Enhancement; Energy & the Environment; and Transportation and Logistics, as well as in two supporting industries: Information Technology and Research/Engineering Services.