FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

The Local Government Grant Program has been launched effective July 1, 2007.  After review of the state program requirements and the available resources to manage this grant program, nine local governments have been selected to participate in the pilot phase.  Please find the list of participants below. 

The purpose of the pilot program is to operate the My Safe Florida Home Local Government Grant Program for an evaluation period before expanding the program statewide.  We anticipate that our experience with the pilot will serve the citizens of Florida effectively and will help local governments meet the demand for hardening homes under the program.
 

GRANT AGREEMENT

FORMS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

LINKS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
GRANT APPLICATION
 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT PARTICIPANTS
City of Palm Bay - Brevard County
Polk County Board of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners, Escambia County/Rebuild NW FL, Inc
Volusia County Emergency Management
City of Lakeland - Polk County
City of Sunrise - Broward County
The Community Development Department of the City of Miami
Broward County Housing and Community Development Division
City of Hialeah - Miami-Dade County
City of Sarasota - Sarasota County
 

Grant money awarded to a local government to help homeowners must be used for wind-resistance improvements in seven specific categories, as follows:

Improving the strength of your roof deck attachment. For example, if your roof consists of shingles nailed to plywood sheets, the inspection may reveal that the plywood sheets are not adequately nailed to your roof trusses, and that additional nails and/or longer nails need to be added to prevent the plywood from being blown off in a hurricane.

Creating a secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion. For example, using strips of “peel and stick-on” material that cover the joints between the plywood sheets on your roof to reduce leakage until repairs can be made if a hurricane blows off your roof shingles.

Improving the survivability of your roof covering. For example, upgrading to thicker and stronger hurricane-resistant roof shingles, attached with properly sized and properly applied roofing nails, to reduce the susceptibility of your roof shingles blowing off in a hurricane.

Bracing gable-ends in your roof framing. This is usually done inside your attic to decrease chances that your roof will collapse under hurricane wind loads.

Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections. For example, installing metal tie-down straps that attach roof rafters to wall studs to decrease chances that all or a portion of your roof will simply lift your house during a hurricane.

Upgrading exterior wall opening protections. For example, installing hurricane-rated window shutters.

Upgrading exterior doors. For example, replacing a standard garage door with a hurricane-rated garage door.