Tools & Resources

ForMid-career and specialized roles, where a recruiter beats an application portal.

CatchThis is a member directory, not a job board. Filter to staffing and HR, then email the firm directly.

ForAnyone legally able to work here, employed or not. It is not an unemployment office, which is the part most people get wrong.

CatchOne intake appointment to get started. Training dollars are limited and awarded by application.

ForAnyone whose job title requires a license.

CatchEndorsement takes several weeks and sometimes a state exam. Health professions go through the Department of Health; everything else through DBPR.

ForStudents, recent graduates and career changers testing a new field.

CatchMost postings expect current enrollment. If you are already working, the Jobs page is the better door.

ForEveryone who drives. Both run through the tax collector's offices, not a separate DMV.

CatchAppointments book out weeks in season, and you need a Florida auto insurance policy in place before you can register. Bring two proofs of address.

ForEveryone.

CatchFPL can require a deposit if you have no Florida payment history, refunded after a year of on-time bills. Budget for it as a move-in cost.

ForFamilies. Boundary enrollment is open all year; choice is not.

CatchChoice and magnet applications close months ahead of the school year. The application window is published on the district site each fall.

ForAnyone.

CatchThe two green markets pause for the summer. Clematis by Night runs year round.

ForAnyone. Age ranges and costs are listed per group.

CatchThe arts boards and most chamber events pause over the summer.

ForEveryone, including inland renters on a third floor. Your zone determines whether you leave, not whether you worry.

CatchWater, batteries and plywood vanish the moment a storm is named. May and early June is when this is cheap and easy.

ForNurses, teachers, first responders, childcare, court and public safety staff, military and veterans, and 50-plus other frontline jobs. Only one buyer on the loan has to qualify. The Palm Beach County income cap runs near $175,650, and the minimum credit score is 640.

CatchThis is a deferred second mortgage, not a grant. The full amount comes due when you sell, refinance or stop living there. The 2026 round opened July 13 with $50 million, first come first served through participating lenders, and past rounds have closed within weeks. Pre-approval through a participating lender is required.

ForBuyers whose job is not on the Hometown Heroes list. Marketing, finance, tech, hospitality, sales. No occupation test.

CatchBoth are loans, and both must pair with a Florida Housing first mortgage through a participating lender. First-time buyer rules, income caps and purchase price caps apply by county.

ForHouseholds from 60% to 140% of area median income working in Palm Beach County. You do not have to be a first-time buyer.

CatchA mandatory county orientation comes first, then income certification. The certificate is good for two years, so it can be done well ahead of a purchase.

ForBuyers under the county income limits, purchasing in Palm Beach County. These stack with a state program rather than replacing it.

CatchFunded in cycles and awarded first-qualified, first-served. The amount depends on your debt-to-income ratio, so there is no fixed number to plan around.

ForFirst-time buyers, and anyone buying in a designated targeted area. It stacks with a down payment program.

CatchIt has to be issued through a participating lender at the time of purchase. There is no way to add it afterward.

ForBuyers who want in now and will trade some future appreciation to get there sooner.

CatchFar fewer homes than applicants, and the resale formula limits your gain. Read the resale formula before applying.

ForEveryone. Most assistance programs require the completion certificate.

CatchClasses fill, and the certificate expires. Time it within a year of the purchase you are planning.

ForEvery owner-occupier. File once and it renews itself each year.

CatchYou must own and live there as of January 1 and file by March 1. Do not budget off the seller's old tax bill, because the assessment resets to market value on sale.

ForHomesteaded single-family owners. Condos, rentals and manufactured homes are excluded. The inspection is free whether or not the grant follows.

CatchThe state pays $2 for every $1 you spend, so a $10,000 award means $5,000 of your own money. Get written approval before any work starts or you are disqualified. Applications open in income tiers and funding runs out.

ForBuyers who want an agent already working inside the county's business network.

CatchFilter to Real Estate. The "Sales, Leasing and Brokerage" category is mostly commercial brokers. Even then the filter sweeps in developers and investment firms, so look for the brokerage and team names. Several members work mainly in luxury; the HUD counseling card above lists counselors who can recommend an agent for the county and state program closings.

ForUndergraduates, working professionals adding a master's, and anyone who wants a research university without leaving the county.

CatchIn-state tuition turns on Florida residency, which generally means twelve months in the state before the term starts, with documents to prove it. Moving here in August does not make you a resident for the fall term.

ForThe lowest-cost route to a degree here. Career changers, anyone finishing an associate before transferring, and employees whose employer is paying for a certificate.

CatchThe 2+2 transfer path into a Florida public university has rules: the Associate in Arts transfers, the Associate in Science is built to get you working and does not transfer as cleanly.

ForUndergraduates who want a small campus in the middle of a city, and professionals after a master's taught in the evening.

CatchA faith-based institution, with a chapel and service requirement for traditional undergraduates. The adult and graduate programs run on different terms, so ask which rules apply to the track you are entering.

ForAdults who need a program that starts soon rather than in September, and one-course-at-a-time scheduling around a job.

CatchPrivate, and priced like it. Total cost for the same credential differs from Palm Beach State or FAU, and credit transfer to a state school is decided course by course.

ForAviation and music students especially, plus graduate students who want small cohorts and an international student body.

CatchThe aeronautics programs carry flight costs on top of tuition, quoted separately and not small. The flight-fee schedule is published alongside the tuition figure.

ForWorking adults in healthcare, business and education who want a graduate degree taught at the Gardens campus or online.

CatchThe Gardens campus carries a slice of the catalog. Several programs, including most doctoral tracks, run from the Fort Lauderdale campus or online only.