Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: January 26, 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 and Infrastructure Subrecipient Agreements between Orange County, Florida and 1) City of Winter Park in the amount of $5,157,507; 2) City of Winter Garden in the amount of $6,562,500; and 3) Town of Eatonville in the amount of $8,291,743 regarding U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery ("CDBG-DR") Program B-23-UN-12-0003. Districts 1, 2, and 5. (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: City of Winter Park, City of Winter Garden, and Town of Eatonville Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Capital Improvements and Infrastructure Subrecipient Agreements
PURPOSE: On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a direct allocation of 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 a 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 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) on December 10, 2024, for the CDBG-DR infrastructure, public facilities, mitigation, and planning studies programs. The RFA closed on February 5, 2025. All applications received were evaluated and scored by an evaluation committee with a variety of stakeholders. The projects recommended for funding wer...
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