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Florida Hurricane Relief Fund Distribution Priorities/Processes
Phases I and II, Special Funding - Update, January 24, 2005


The Florida Hurricane Relief Fund distribution priorities and processes are described below. For further information please email or call Liza McFadden, president of the Volunteer Florida Foundation, liza@volunteerflorida.org, or grants administrators Jana Sterling at jana@volunteerflorida.org and Roosevelt Alexander, roosevelt@volunteerflorida.org.
Call 850-410-0696.

Special note: Fund allocations are being made in phases to give counties, many hit multiple times this hurricane season, the opportunity to accurately assess needs on an ongoing basis as restoration progresses. We welcome suggestions on allocation procedures. Please contact us.

As of January 24, 2005

Total Identified for Disbursement: $14 million
Total Received to Fund: $19 million

Donor-Restricted Nonprofit Grants -- $2 million. Deadline is February 15, 2005. Announced January 14, 2005, generous donations from Bank of America and Home Depot will be restricted for nonprofits working in restoration and recovery. RFP’s are posted below.

Phase I funding is now closed. For a list of county uses, please see the listing below by clicking on the PDF listed below. Funds encumbered for Phase I include $3,913,677 to eligible counties; just over $1 million in donor-restricted funds to Area Councils on Aging and $200,000 in donor-restricted funds to Charlotte County.

Phase II allocation process is a two-tiered structure with Part A for Nonprofits and Part B for continued Formula Funding to counties in need.

Nonprofits -- $1 million
Nonprofits serving multiple counties or working statewide, can apply for assistance from the fund through Florida Hurricane Relief Fund, Phase II, Part A. Funds in the amount of $1 million will be available for this purpose. Allocations may be used by nonprofits to: (1) assist migrant workers impacted by the hurricanes; (2) assist in the repair and rebuilding of individuals’ homes; (3) provide funds for volunteer program management; and (4) rebuild damaged structures that house nonprofit organizations. The request for proposal for nonprofits is available on this section of the website (scroll down to the RFP link on this page). Applications are now under review, but applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis as long as funding is available.

Florida Hurricane Relief Fund, Phase II, Part B. Amounts are as follows:

Hardest Hit Counties -- $ 5 million, deadline was Jan. 10, 2005.
Funds will be made available to the 16 most severely impacted counties: Hardee, DeSoto, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Indian River, Santa Rosa, Escambia, Charlotte, Osceola, Martin, Brevard, Highlands, Polk, Volusia, Putnam and Palm Beach. Applications now under review.

Eligible Counties from Phase I -- $1 million, deadline was Jan. 14, 2005. An additional $1 million has been set aside for additional funding to counties not on the hardest hit list, but that were deemed eligible for funding during Phase I. Applications are now under review.

Phase III disbursement plans will be announced at a later date. Funds received in the future will be part of our Phase III disbursement plan. The Florida Hurricane Relief Fund will continue to analyze unmet need trends, work with FEMA and local community staff and amend our processes and plans to continue to help those with the greatest needs. Additionally, we welcome input on procedures. Please contact us.



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Across Florida thousands of lives have been devastated this hurricane season.




Floridians in crisis need your help. Please donate to Florida Hurricane Relief Fund to help the thousands whose lives have been devastated.


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