Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 7, 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 Capital Improvements Subrecipient Agreement between Orange County, Florida and Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Inc. regarding U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) Program B-23-UN-12-0003 in the amount of $15,000,000. All Districts. (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida Inc.
PURPOSE: On January 9, 2024, the Board approved a Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) 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 budget for the CDBG-DR Program. Orange County issued a Request for Applications on August 27, 2025, for the CDBG-DR public facilities, housing, and planning studies programs. The projects recommended for funding were presented to the Community Development Advisory Board and approved by the Board on March 24, 2026. Subrecipient Agreements must be executed with agencies that were recommended for funding.
Orange County’s Community Development Block Grant is funding phase I and II of the Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. project totaling $3,256,250. The Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. will use CDBG-DR funding in the amount of $15,000,000 to cover soft and hard costs associated with the phase III construction of the new disaster resilient facility providing short term residential and bridge housing for approximately 550 homeless women and families annually. The project is expected to be completed by January 2028 for a total project cost of $56,976,821. The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed the agreement as to form.
BUDGET: N/A