Resilient Florida Grants

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The 2025 Resilient Florida application portal opened for drafting on April 1, 2025. The application portal was open for submittal from July 7, 2025 - September 1, 2025 for Planning Grants and the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan. 

The Resilient Florida Program will be hosting virtual office hours throughout January to provide assistance to current grantees.

Grants staff will be available to answer questions related to your grant, such as quarterly progress reports (Exhibit A), deliverables, site visits, and payment requests (Exhibit C). Grantees are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to have project-specific questions answered and to connect with the Grants team!

When: Thursdays from 1/8/2026 to 1/29/2026, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. EST

How: Join the virtual office hours

Please contact ResilientFloridaGrants@FloridaDEP.gov with any grant questions. 

The Resilient Florida Program includes a selection of grants that are available to counties, municipalities, special districts with specific responsibilities and regional resilience entities. To effectively address the impacts of flooding and sea level rise that the state faces, eligible applicants may receive funding assistance to analyze and plan for vulnerabilities, as well as implement projects for adaptation and mitigation. 

Please refer to section 380.093, Florida Statutes, for more information on the eligible project and grant types and the requirements to apply.

The Resilient Florida Program Implementation Scoring Criteria Guidance was developed to aid applicant in drafting and submitting an accurate and complete proposal. The guidance document provides background and other statutory details and context, example responses and specific guidance for each scoring criterion. Additionally, it clearly identifies which criteria require additional supporting documentation and/or explanation for the partial or full award of points.

Applications submitted for funding consideration require a comprehensive evaluation to ensure that funds are allocated timely and appropriately and pursuant to Florida Statute. Additional funding awards will be provided when they become available.

Sign up for general grant updates through the Protecting Florida Together grant portal.

Apply for a Grant

Visit the Grant Application Portal to submit an application to the Resilient Florida Program.

Planning projects: Applications accepted July 7 - Sept. 1, 2025. 

• Communities that have yet to perform a vulnerability assessment pursuant to statutory requirements will be prioritized for funding.
• Projects will be funded with Fiscal Year 2025-26 funds.

Implementation projects to be included in the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan: Applications accepted July 7 - Sept. 1, 2025.

• Local governments are eligible to apply for implementation project funding after conducting a vulnerability assessment that demonstrates a risk of flooding or risks due to sea level rise to a critical asset or the project area. The Comprehensive Statewide Flood Vulnerability and Sea Level Rise Assessment may also be used to demonstrate this risk.
• Projects will be funded with Fiscal Year 2026-27 funds.

Regional resilience entities: Applications accepted June 20 - July 30, 2025

• Projects will be funded with Fiscal Year 2025-26 funds.

Projects Awarded under the Resilient Florida Grant Program

Visit the Resilient Florida Grants Dashboard to see all projects currently awarded (login not required).

• Grant files for awarded projects can be accessed via the "Oculus Documents Link" on a project's Grants Information page.

Fiscal Year 2021-22

• Resilient Florida Grant Program Awards.
  • Implementation projects funded by the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
• Regional Resilience Entity Projects.
• Planning Projects.

Fiscal Year 2022-23

• Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan Projects.
  • Implementation projects funded by the State Legislature.
• Resilient Florida Grant Program Awards.
  • Implementation projects funded by the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
• Planning Projects.

Fiscal Year 2023-24

• Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan Projects.
  • Implementation projects funded by the State Legislature.
• Resilient Florida Planning Grant Awards

Fiscal Year 2024-25

• Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan Projects
  • Implementation projects funded by the State Legislature.
• Resilient Florida Planning Grant Awards

Fiscal Year 2025-26

• Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan Projects
  • Implementation projects funded by the State Legislature.

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Note: The Federal Funded (ARPA) projects are referring to the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Resilient Florida Program Grants

Grant Documents

Resources for Grantees

Grant Documents for Resilient Florida Program 

Grantees for the Resilient Florida Program can access current grant agreement attachments and exhibits from the table below. The current version of the Exhibit must be used at the time of submission to the Department. The program will notify grantees of any substantial changes to the attachments and exhibits that occur during the grant agreement period.