Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program

Rebuild Florida General infrastructure Program for Areas Impacted by Hurricane Michael Round 2

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The Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program is designed to provide funding for local governments to carry out strategic and high-impact activities to rebuild and harden infrastructure to prevent or reduce losses in future disasters.

Round 2 Guidelines

• Program Guidelines | Spanish

Application Materials

• Budget Template
• Organization Chart Template
• Application Checklist
• Application Request Form

How to Apply

Please complete and submit the online Application Request Form to begin the application process.

Round 2 Webinar

To provide more information about Round 2 of the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program for Hurricane Michael Recovery, DEO hosted a webinar on June 29, 2021. The webinar slides, transcript and recording are available below.

• Webinar Slides and Transcript

Technical Assistance Grant Program

Eligible local governments in Fiscally Constrained Counties may also apply to receive technical assistance in application development through the Rebuild Florida Technical Assistance Grant Program for Hurricane Michael.

Rebuild Florida General infrastructure Program for Areas Impacted by Hurricane Michael Round 1

The application submission cycle for the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program for Hurricane Michael closed on November 30, 2020. On May 6, 2021, awards were announced to 22 communities.

Round 1 Program Guidelines

• Program Guidelines | Spanish

Round 1 Webinar

To provide local governments with more information about the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program, DEO hosted a webinar on September 17, 2020. The webinar slides, transcript and recording are available below.

• Webinar Slides
• Webinar Transcript

Policy Manual

• General Infrastructure Repair Program for Hurricane Michael Policy Manual

Frequently Asked Questions

• Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program FAQs - Updated June 30, 2021

Eligibility

Local governments within the 12 state and HUD designated Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) counties are eligible to submit applications.

Eligible Activities

• Restoration of infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Michael.

• Removal of debris and other damage.

• Water and sewer facilities.

• Repair to public facilities such as emergency community shelters.

• Demolition, rehabilitation of publicly or privately owned commercial or industrial buildings.

• Renourishment of dunes and/or dune restoration.

• Economic revitalization which includes any CDBG-DR eligible activity that demonstrably restores and improves some aspect of the local economy.

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Program Timeline

• September 2, 2020: Application submission cycle opens.

• September 17, 2020: DEO hosts webinar to provide more information about the program.

• November 30, 2020: Application submission cycle closed at 5:00 p.m. EST.

• June 17, 2021: Application submission cycle opens for second round of funding for the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Repair Program for Hurricane Michael.

• June 29, 2021: DEO to host webinar to provide more information about the program.

• September 17, 2021: Application submission cycle for second round of funding closes at 5:00 p.m. EST