Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: March 17, 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 of Projects and Budgets for Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) in the amount of $32,711,575.38 for public facilities; $6,168,304 for housing; and $150,000 for planning. All Districts. (Housing and Community Development Division)
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PROJECT: Recommended Projects and Budgets for Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery
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. The County issued requests for applications on August 24, 2025, for public facilities, housing programs, and for the planning program. 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 December 17, 2025.
Board approval is requested for the recommended CDBG-DR projects and budgets. After completion of environmental reviews, and capacity and risk assessments for the selected projects, we anticipate subrecipient agreements with the agencies to be ready for board approval in the fall of 2026.
BUDGET: N/A