FloridaCommerce Awards More Than $2.9 Million for Hurricane Ian Recovery

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - FloridaCommerce has awarded more than $2.9 million for long-term Hurricane Ian recovery. Funding 25 projects in 19 communities through the Rebuild Florida Hurricane Ian Hazard Mitigation Grant Match Program (HMGMP). These awards will assist local governments eligible for the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) which requires a 25 percent local match. These funds aim to construct, rehabilitate, and expand critical infrastructure to support recovery efforts in communities impacted by Hurricane Ian.

The funds are allocated to the state through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program.

"Under Governor Ron DeSantis' leadership, FloridaCommerce continues to prioritize funding impactful projects that support recovery efforts and harden infrastructure in Florida's most vulnerable communities," saidFlorida Secretary of Commerce, J. Alex Kelly. "In the wake of Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene and Milton, it has never been more important to fund projects that help communities recover from and build resiliency against possible future storms."

Funded projects, in these first two rounds of awards include:
· City of Arcadia - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· City of Eagle Lake - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· City of Lake Wales - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· City of Longwood - for the design and construction of a flood control structure.
· City of Marathon - for stormwater management improvements.
· City of Palm Coast - for sanitary sewer protection measures.
· City of St. Petersburg - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· City of Wauchula - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· City of Winter Springs - for the design and construction of a community safe room and installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners - for the installation of a permanent generator in two critical facilities.
· Greater Naples Fire Rescue District - for the repair and hardening of an existing critical facility.
· Hardee County Board of County Commissioners - for the installation of a permanent generator in two critical facilities.
· Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Inc. - for the repair and hardening of an existing critical facility.
· Lake County Board of County Commissioners - for stormwater management improvements.
· Lake County Schools - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· Manatee County Board of County Commissioners - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners - for the design and construction of stormwater management improvements.
· Putnam County Board of County Commissioners - for the installation of a permanent generator in a critical facility.
· Town of Howey-in-the-Hills - for infrastructure protection measures.
For more information, please visit the Rebuild Florida Hurricane Ian HMGMP webpage or email [email protected].