HUD CDBG-DR Grants administered by the State of Florida

The HUD CDBG-DR (Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery) program in Florida is managed by the state grantee listed below to support disaster recovery.

By Murray Wennerlund, published , updated .

FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for Florida between 2020 and 2025:

Federal Register Published Notices: Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Implementation of the CDBG-DR Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements Notice (UN AAN)

HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grant Allocations for Florida

State of Florida

  • 2023-2024:
    • DR-4734, DR-4794, DR-4806, DR-4828, DR-4834
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $804,690,000
    • Mitigation: $120,704,000
    • Total allocated: $925,394,000
    • Management Contact Information: Name: Justin Domer Title: Director, Office of Long-Term Resiliency, Florida Commerce Physical Address: The Caldwell Building, MS 160, 107 E. Madison Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Email: Justin.Domer@commerce.fl.gov
  • 2022:
    • DR-4673
    • Public Law: 117-328
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $791,847,000
    • Mitigation: $118,777,000
    • Total allocated: $910,624,000
    • Management Contact Information: Name: Justin Domer Title: Director, Office of Long-Term Resiliency, Florida Commerce Physical Address: The Caldwell Building, MS 160, 107 E. Madison Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Email: Justin.Domer@commerce.fl.gov

Bay County, Florida

  • 2018:
    • DR-4399 (Hurricane Michael)
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: Not specified for the county, but the state received a total of $735 million for Hurricane Michael recovery. Bay County was awarded $27 million for a Voluntary Home Buyout Program.
    • Mitigation: Not specified
    • Total allocated: Not specified

Broward County, Florida

  • 2023:
    • DR-4709
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $25,410,000
    • Mitigation: $3,812,000
    • Total allocated: $29,222,000

Ft Lauderdale, Florida

  • 2023:
    • DR-4709
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $76,566,000
    • Mitigation: $11,485,000
    • Total allocated: $88,051,000

Hillsborough County, Florida

  • 2024:
    • DR-4828, DR-4834
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $616,803,000
    • Mitigation: $92,521,000
    • Total allocated: $709,324,000

Hernando County, Florida


Lee County, Florida

  • 2024:
    • DR-4828, DR-4834
    • Public Law: 118-158
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $963,375,000
    • Mitigation: $144,506,000
    • Total allocated: $1,107,881,000
    • Management Contact Information: Name: Glen Salyer Title: Assistant County Manager Physical Address: 2115 Second St., Fort Myers, FL 33901 Phone: 239-533-2221 Email: GSalyer@leegov.com
  • 2022:
    • DR-4673
    • Public Law: 117-328
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $87,550,000
    • Mitigation: $13,133,000
    • Total allocated: $100,683,000
    • Management Contact Information: Name: Glen Salyer Title: Assistant County Manager Physical Address: 2115 Second St., Fort Myers, FL 33901 Phone: 239-533-2221 Email: GSalyer@leegov.com

Manatee County, Florida

  • 2024:
    • DR-4806, DR-4828, DR-4834
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $219,749,000
    • Mitigation: $32,962,000
    • Total allocated: $252,711,000

City of Miami, Florida

  • 2018:
    • DR-4337 (Hurricane Irma)
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: Not specified for the city, but the state received $735 million for Hurricane Irma recovery.
    • Mitigation: Not specified
    • Total allocated: Not specified

Orange County, Florida

  • 2024:
    • DR-4834
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $29,006,000
    • Mitigation: $4,351,000
    • Total allocated: $33,357,000
  • 2022:
    • DR-4673
    • Public Law: 117-328
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $191,054,000
    • Mitigation: $28,658,000
    • Total allocated: $219,712,000

City of Orlando, Florida

  • 2018:
    • DR-4337 (Hurricane Irma)
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: Not specified for the city, but the state received $735 million for Hurricane Irma recovery.
    • Mitigation: Not specified
    • Total allocated: Not specified

Panama City, Florida

  • 2018:
    • DR-4399
    • Hurricane: Hurricane Michael
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: Not specified, but the city was awarded several grants for specific projects totaling over $17.9 million.
    • Mitigation: Not specified
    • Total allocated: Not specified

Pasco County, Florida

  • 2023-2024:
    • DR-4734, DR-4828, DR-4834
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $509,308,000
    • Mitigation: $76,396,000
    • Total allocated: $585,704,000

Pinellas County, Florida


Seminole County, Florida

  • Seminole County homeowners who have damage from Hurricane Helene and Milton can apply for assistance with the Rebuild Florida Program.
    The Deadline to start your Rebuild Florida Program application is March 31, 2025. Your Rebuild Florida application must be completed by April 14, 2025.
  • 2023-2024:
    • DR-4734, DR-4794, DR-4806, DR-4828, DR-4834
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: Unspecified, but the county has applied for CDBG-DR funds under the state's allocation.
    • Mitigation: Unspecified
    • Total allocated: Unspecified

St. Petersburg, Florida

  • 2023-2024:
    • DR-4734, DR-4828
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $139,030,000
    • Mitigation: $20,854,000
    • Total allocated: $159,884,000

Sarasota County, Florida


Volusia County, Florida

  • 2024:
    • DR-4834
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $116,100,000
    • Mitigation: $17,415,000
    • Total allocated: $133,515,000
  • 2022:
    • DR-4673
    • Public Law: 117-328
    • Grant Program Website
    • Unmet needs: $286,009,000
    • Mitigation: $42,901,000
    • Total allocated: $328,910,000
Disaster # Type Declared Incident Start Incident End
DR-4844-FL Hurricane 2024-11-05 2024-10-05 2024-11-02
DR-4834-FL Hurricane 2024-10-11 2024-10-05 2024-11-02
DR-4828-FL Hurricane 2024-09-28 2024-09-23 2024-10-07
DR-4806-FL Tropical Storm 2024-08-10 2024-08-01 2024-08-27
DR-4794-FL Severe Storm 2024-06-17 2024-05-10 2024-05-10
DR-4734-FL Hurricane 2023-08-31 2023-08-27 2023-09-04
DR-4709-FL Flood 2023-04-27 2023-04-12 2023-04-14
DR-4680-FL Hurricane 2022-12-13 2022-11-07 2022-11-30
DR-4675-FL Hurricane 2022-09-30 2022-09-23 2022-11-04
DR-4673-FL Hurricane 2022-09-29 2022-09-23 2022-11-04
FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2020 to 2025 for Florida

Additional Resources

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Oversight, Obscurity, Transparency

Oversight: HUD OIG

Obscurity: 3 (Rating: 0 = Easy, 3 = Difficult, 5 = Impossible) – How difficult Florida makes it for citizens to find the state's grant website.

Where does the state of Florida publish the required HUD CDBG-DR notices and action plans?

Using industry-standard search practices, finding the Florida CDBG-DR Grantee website should be easy. However, these websites are often hidden in plain sight for state managers and are not actually published in a way that citizens can easily locate or understand. Check your state's obscurity rating to see how accessible the grant website really is.