Centers of Excellence

• Center for Competitive Florida
  Advancing Florida′s global economic competitiveness through policy research and development.
  
• Center for Educational Performance & Accountability
  CEPA conducts research, issues publications, and engages in meaningful actions to promote exemplary student achievement within a cost effective environment throughout Florida's PreK-20 public system of education.
  
• Center for Tourism
  The Center for tourism conducts research that measures the economic contribution and infrastructure challenges of Florida's vital tourism and tourism-related industries in the context of statewide growth, vitality, and stability.
  
• Center for Local Government Studies
  To conduct research projects and perform contract research for Florida's city and county governments: budgeting and taxation, prioritization of services and service delivery options, auditing and performance measurements in order to recommend improved effectiveness, efficiency and accountability to benefit taxpayers.