Palm Bay Firm Wins $230,000.00 SBA Grant To Assist Small Businesses

For Immediate Release October 7, 2005 Contact: Florida Drug Screening 888 441 4599

Palm Bay, Florida - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently awarded approximately one million dollars in grants to help small businesses implement drug-free workplace programs. The 2 year grant award will go to only 5 organizations located in Florida, Arizona, Texas and Colorado.

Congress approved the Drug-Free Workplace Act in 1998, putting the SBA in charge of the Drug-Free Workplace Program. The SBA, in cooperation with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Labor, administers the program.

Florida Drug Screening, Inc (FDS) located in Palm Bay; FL was one of the recipients with an award in the amount of $230,000.00 for the SBA Drug Free Workplace grant. Utilizing this funding the company can provide the following at no cost for any Florida small businesses:

  1. Complete implementation and set up of a Drug Free Workplace Program/Policy
  2. Employee Education Program
  3. Supervisor Training Program
  4. Access to employee assistance program
  5. Drug testing for first six months (free to client)
  6. Education to working parents on keeping kids drug free
This program will then qualify businesses for a 5% reduction in workers comp insurance premium established under Florida’s Drug Free Workplace Act. The free testing is only available to businesses that have not previously done drug testing.

Additionally, FDS can provide to any business or interested organization, live workshops on Supervisor Training, Employee Drug/Alcohol Awareness Workshop, Drug Free Workplace Program Overview or Parental Education to Keep Kids Drug Free. Again there is no cost for these programs.

Any of these programs can include local organizations as partners or co-sponsors. Florida Drug Screening, Inc looks forward to providing these services to Florida’s small business community throughout the entire State of Florida. Current partners in this program include Florida’s Office of Drug Control, Florida’s Agency for Workforce Innovation, Chambers of Commerce, Florida’s Small Business Development Centers and the Disney SBA National Entrepreneur Center (located in Orlando)..

Established in 1993, Florida Drug Screening, Inc provides drug/alcohol testing services and drug free work place programs throughout the United States. Joe Reilly, President of Florida Drug Screening, Inc also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Washington DC based Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA).

For information, to take advantage of this program or to schedule a speaker contact Florida Drug Screening at 1 888 441 4599.