In the community of Highland View, just west of Port St. Joe, the storm surge from Hurricane Michael toppled houses and knocked mobile homes completely over.
Panhandle residents still recovering from Hurricane Michael can get additional help covering the costs of repairing or rebuilding their storm-damaged homes.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has made $246 million in federal long-term recovery dollars available to residents in a dozen counties across the Big Bend region.
“The launch of the Rebuild Florida Housing Repair and Replacement Program is a key milestone toward complete recovery for these homeowners and their communities,” wrote DEO Executive Director Dane Eagle said in a recent press release.
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With a flat calm Tarpon Basin at his back, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the state Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida program is awarding Monroe County $16.7
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KEY LARGO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Friday afternoon at the Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo to announce that Monroe County will be receiving $16.7 million through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida program for various projects.
The governor said $1.3 million will go to assist Key Largo with protecting vulnerable homes against storm surge, $10.4 million will go to Monroe County to protect against flooding and sea level rise and $5 million will go to improve wastewater and storm water infrastructure in Key West.
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The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and five other regional planning councils around Florida will receive a total of $1,499,000 from the state to develop a cohesive statewide approach to flood planning. The three-year project will provide a framework for municipalities across Florida to create disaster models, prepare actionable strategies and determine how to prioritize and fund mitigation projects.
The funding for the project is part of nearly $20 million in resiliency funding awarded by Florida s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to 37 municipalities, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations around the state.
The Regional Planning Councils will share information and build templates for municipalities around the state to use in developing mapping, models and mitigation plans to address flooding challenges in their respective areas.