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2008 Hurricane Disaster Recovery
- Community Development Block Grant disaster relief funding was made available to Florida by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, under Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et. seq.) (Federal Register - Docket No. F.R.-5256-N-01, Volume 74, Number 29 and Federal Register - Docket No. F.R.-5256-N-01, Volume 74, Number 156) for federally declared natural disasters that occurred during 2008.
- Florida received $81,063,855 for affected communities
- Congress allocated the funding to assist in recovery from federally declared natural disasters that occurred during 2008 (Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricanes Gustav and Ike)
- Congress directed that the funds go "to areas facing the greatest need"
2008 Disaster Recovery Application Documents
- Application (Word)
- Program Budget and Scope of Work Worksheets (Excel)
Technical Assistance Conference Calls
In an effort to provide technical assistance to our partners, the Department is holding three conference calls for local governments participating in the 2008 Storms Disaster Recovery Program on the following dates:
- November 17, 10:00 a.m.
- December 1, 10:00 a.m.
- December 15, 10:00 a.m.
The call-in number is (888) 808-6959, and the Conference Code is 6518651.
Participants are encouraged to send issues to be discussed to glenn.hodges@dca.state.fl.us and jackie.dupree@dca.state.fl.us in advance of the biweekly calls.
2008 Resources
- 2008 Storms Disaster Recovery Workshop Presentation
- Ensuring Compliance When Using HUD Funds
- Action Plan for the Use of 2008 Disaster Recovery Funds (Draft as of September 2, 2009)
- Plan de Accion para la Iniciativa de Recuperacion Frente a Catastrofes Correspondiente a 2008
- Notice of Funding Availability - 2008 Disaster Recovery Funding
2005 Hurricane Disaster Recovery
- Community Development Block Grant disaster relief funding was made available to Florida by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act (Federal Register - Docket No. F.R.-5051-N-01, Volume 71, Number 29)
- Florida received $82,904,000 for affected communities
- Congress allocated the funding to assist in recovery from federally declared disasters that occurred between July 10, 2005 and October 24, 2005
- Congress directed that the funds go "to areas facing the greatest need"
Supplemental Funds for Public Housing Authorities
- Mitigation Program Description
- Environmental Review Process for Public Housing Authority Projects (All public housing authority projects submitted for disaster recovery grants are subject to the Housing and Urban Development Environmental Review Process)
- Contract Implementation Workshop Slideshow (April 14, 2008 / Miami)
Supplemental Funds for 2005 Disasters
- Federal Register Notice for Wilma Impacted Counties
- Disaster Recovery Action Plan Amendment
- Disaster Recovery Emergency Rule
2005 Resources
- Final 2005 Disaster Recovery Emergency Rule
- Action Plan for 2005 Disaster Recovery | Plan de accion para la Iniciativa de recuperacion frente a catastrofes correspondiente a 2005
- Downloads for Recipients (Forms, Documents and Program Guidance)
- Urgent Need National Objective Form (Word)
2004 Hurricanes Disaster Recovery
- Community Development Block Grant disaster relief funding was made available to the state by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act (Federal Register - Docket No. FR-4959-N-01, Volume 69, Number 237)
- Florida received $100,915,626 for affected communities
- Congress allocated the funding to assist in recovery from federally declared disasters that occurred between August 31, 2003 and October 1, 2004
- Funds are for disaster relief, long-term recovery and mitigation
- Congress has directed that the funds go “to areas facing the greatest need”
- Fifteen counties received funding - The resources listed below provide information for those areas.
2004 Resources
- 2004 Disaster Recovery Final Emergency Rule
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Determining Service Areas
- March 8 Disaster Action Plan in pdf | March 8 Disaster Action Plan in Word
- Amendment to Action Plan
- Disaster Budget Scope of Work in pdf | Disaster Budget Scope of Work in Word
- Workshop Follow-up Questions
- Executive Order Number 05-103 (concerning provisions of Section 498.113(3), Florida Statutes)
Additional Information
- Florida's Progress - Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development's Website - Disaster Recovery Assistance
- Quarterly Status Report (Excel)
- Login to FloridaPAPERS
- Instructions for Using FloridaPAPERS to Request Funds
- Attachment A for Contract Modification
- The Department reports on disaster recovery awards on a quarterly basis using Housing and Urban Development's online Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting system. If you are interested in reviewing the most recent quarterly status report, please send an email to judy.peacock@dca.state.fl.us.