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Don't know where in NE FL you are, but I searched HomeDepot in Orange Park (Jacksonville) and they have both Quikrete and Sakrete Grout Fill in stock.
Grout Fill is not just a term for the method, but the material. The ONLY time I see people using or recommending concrete mix to fill CMUs is on this and other get-er-dun forums. The problem with not controlling aggregrate sizes around rebar in tight spaces is crowding and leaving air pockets. If the rebar is not fully in cement, then it is doing no good in connecting your sill plate with the footing. Your vertical grout is only 48"o.c. with the rebar and at corners.
Grout Fill is not just a term for the method, but the material. The ONLY time I see people using or recommending concrete mix to fill CMUs is on this and other get-er-dun forums. The problem with not controlling aggregrate sizes around rebar in tight spaces is crowding and leaving air pockets. If the rebar is not fully in cement, then it is doing no good in connecting your sill plate with the footing. Your vertical grout is only 48"o.c. with the rebar and at corners.