Florida National Guard Educational Dollars for Duty Program

Your path to excellence through continuing education. Earn free high value IT, Cyber and Project Management certifications using Educational Dollars for Duty funding!

Educational Dollars for Duty (EDD)

The Florida National Guard (FLNG) Educational Dollars for Duty (EDD) program is a State of Florida, legislatively directed and funded, education tuition assistance resource that is exclusively available to qualified Florida Army and Air National Guard Servicemembers to complete authorized postsecondary education opportunities that include:

  • Industry Certifications
  • Vocational/Technical Programs
  • Continuing Education Programs
  • Academic Degree Programs (i.e. Associate, Bachelors, and Masters)

EDD may also reimburse approved book and instructional material costs. The EDD program is a State of Florida privilege, not entitlement that is always dependent on Servicemember qualification, available state appropriation and program law/directive as established by appropriate authority.

For information on the Florida National Guard (FLNG) Educational Dollars for Duty (EDD) program please reach out to our team!

These are just a few of the vendor certifications you can earn with your EDD funding:

How the Program Works

The FLNG/FLANG Educational Dollars for Duty is one of the most valuable NG individual education funding programs in the country.  Our team has a decade of experience in facilitating the Florida National Guard Educational Dollars for Duty (EDD) program, and we provide a streamlined process for obtaining your EDD state tuition assistance benefits.

How do I Apply?

Contact our EDD Student Coordinator to understand the process and gain our help. Register and/or login to the Florida National Guard website.  Follow the steps provided on the website to apply for Educational Dollars for Duty.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Be an “Active Drilling” member
  • Be in “Good Standing”
  • Florida Army or Air National Guard Member living in the state of Florida

How do I Register for a Class?

Submit your completed and signed EDD voucher to ATA’s EDD Student Coordinator team. Courses approved/covered will be billed to the EDD program.

IT, Cybersecurity, AI, Data and Project Management Training Course Catalog for Florida National Guard Members*

From IT , cyber, AI, and data certification courses to Six Sigma and project management, here you will find a complete Applied Technology Academy training course catalog. Providing authorized, knowledge-based, certification courses and boot camps, we offer a broad variety of vendor-driven and vendor-neutral training classes for corporations, employees with tuition assistance and the US Military.

Applied Technology Academy has had the privilege of serving our Florida airmen and soldiers since 2019.  We are grateful for all that you do for our country and the great state of Florida!

* Please Note:  All Florida resident self-pay students that are NOT members of the FLNG should reference our catalog which is under the purview of the Florida Commission for Independent Education.  The training programs and courses in the catalog link below are available to students whose training is not funded by an employer or the US military.  

Please see our Florida self-pay student catalog here:  https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/individual-it-training/