Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: January 6, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Mitchell Glasser, Manager
PHONE: 407-836-5190
DIVISION: Housing and Community Development Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Public Services Subrecipient Agreements between Orange County Florida and 1) Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Inc in the amount of $275,000; 2) Hispanic Federation, Inc. in the amount of $300,000; and 3) Hope Community Center, Inc. in the amount of $275,000 regarding the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) Program B-23-UN-12-0003. All Districts. (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Inc.; Hispanic Federation, Inc.; Hope Community Center, Inc.
PURPOSE: On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a direct allocation of Community Development Block Grant -Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in the amount of $219,712,000, to Orange County to address long-term impacts from Hurricane Ian. On January 9, 2024, the Board approved an Action Plan that included an analysis of unmet and mitigation needs, a summary of citizen input and engagement, general program requirements, and the County’s proposed budget for the CDBG-DR Program.
To advance implementation of programs and strategies proposed in the approved CDBG-DR Action Plan, the County issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for the CDBG-DR Public Services program on March 4, 2025. The RFA closed on April 2, 2025. All applications received were evaluated and scored by an evaluation committee, with members consisting of various county departments and divisions. The projects recommended for funding were presented to the Community Development Advisory Board on May 21, 2025. To implement the projects selected, Public Services Subrecipient Agreements must be executed with the agencies. A list of the agreements with the amount funded for each agency is included. The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed the agreements as to form.
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