FEMA has announced more than $480 million in federal funding to support more than 500 disaster recovery projects statewide in Florida.
These local and state-managed projects include $180 million for rebuilding or restoring critical infrastructure and public facilities, more than $136.6 million for emergency measures to protect life and property and $66.3 million for clearing debris from public roads.
Some notable announcements include:
- Nearly $83.9 million for permanent repairs or replacement of parks and recreational equipment, buildings, docks and facilities, including $19.7 million for St. Johns County, $16.5 million for the City of St. Petersburg for Tropicana Field, $5.7 million for the City of Sanford marina and more than $4.7 million for Flager County beach dune repair.
- An additional $37 million for Charlotte County for emergency work, beach repair and coastal protection.
- More than $35.8 million for the permanent repairs or replacement of buildings and equipment, which includes $2.9 million for Broward County more than $2.4 million for Manatee County Port Authority and more than $1.2 million for the City of Punta Gorda.
- More than $26.7 million for permanent repairs or replacement to utilities, power generation and distribution facilities. This includes $10.4 million for Tri-County Electric Cooperative and $4.1 million for City of Bartow for the repair or replacement of conductors, power poles and transformers.
- More than $25.7 million for permanent repairs to water works facilities, which includes more than $10.9 million for the City of Fort Lauderdale after experiencing severe storms and flooding.
- $9.3 million to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, $8.2 million to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and more than $5.9 million to Florida Department of Health for emergency measures to protect public safety.
The original announcement can be found here.