The Transit Connect wiring is not very DIY friendly for direct battery wiring, or using either of the engine fuse blocks. And even though the passenger footwell fuse block is closest to where I needed power, it was not very usable for a neat and well protected wiring project. It is also part of the BCM and not being much of a car guy, I took to heart the numerous warnings I was reading from various sources about the potential dangers of trying to tie extra circuits in to the BCM. So that set of fuses was off limits too.
But the fuse block in the cargo compartment is nearly perfect. It is easily accessible, has plenty of spare fuse slots, and is in a large recess with plenty of room to work. And since it already has it’s own Auxiliary Ignition Relay controlled by the BCM, it has both switched and constant power available. So in the end, the best solution was to mount the FZ-1 Fuzeblock up front where power was needed and supply it with a long wire harness running down the right side of the vehicle to connect it to the rear fuse panel.