Resilient Florida Program Resources

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Resilient Florida Program Assistance and Announcements

• Pre-Application Assistance: April 1- June 15, 2024. Staff will help with any necessary application support. After the opening of the portal in July, staff will be available as time allows. Assistance cannot be guaranteed after August 15, 2024, as volume may be high and the portal closes on September 1, 2024.
• Virtual office hours will start April 2, 2024, on Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30 a.m. EDT and Thursday afternoons 2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT. The Resilient Florida staff will be available to answer questions related to your current RF application process, current Resilient Florida grant progress reporting, deliverables submissions and payment requests.
• Tuesday Office Hours Meeting Link    9:30-11:30 a.m. EDT
• Thursday Office Hours Meeting Link   2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT
• NEW! Starting April 1, 2024, the Resilient Florida application portal will be open for application drafting in advance of the July 1 – September 1, 2024, application period.
  
  • The 2024 Resilient Florida application portal will open July 1, 2024. This will include applications for planning grants and for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan. The deadline for submission is September 1, 2024.

Program Resources

General

• Grant Application Portal (open yearly, July 1-Sept. 1). 
• Grant Opportunities
• Visit the Resilient Florida Grants Dashboard to see all projects currently awarded (login not required).
• Living Shorelines

Laws and Legislation 

• Section 380.093, F.S.
  
  • CS/HB 111 (2023) - effective July 1, 2023. 
• CS/CS/Senate Bill 1954 (2021) – created Section 380.093, F.S. 
• CS/HB 7053 (2022) - effective July 1, 2022. 

Legislative Reports

• 2024-2025 Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan
• Joint Report Released regarding Flood Resilience and Mitigation Efforts Across Florida (2022)
  • Florida Statewide Office of Resilience Cover Letter (2022)
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection Cover Letter (2022)
• 2023-2024 Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan
  • Original Submitted Project List - project funding may be subject to legislative approval and appropriation. 
  • Final list for 2023-2024 Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan
• 2022-2023 Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan

Program Webinars

• Resilient Florida 2023 Webinar Series
  • Florida Adaptation Planning Guidebook – April 19, 2023
    • Password: FloridaAP2023
  • 62S-8 Program Guidance for Applicants – May 17, 2023
    • Password: Programguidance23
  • Planning and Implementation Grant Q&A + Portal Navigation – June 21, 2023
    • Password: 2023grantQA
  • General Portal Q&A – July 26, 2023
    • Password: GeneralQA2023
• Resilient Florida Quarterly Resilience Forum
  • ^UPCOMING May 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4133202084838923099 
  • Past dates and presentation requests are available here
• Resilient Florida Grant Program Invoice Demo Presentation Recording 
  • Password: InvoiceDemo
  • Invoice Demo Presentation Transcript available here
• Resilient Florida Grant Program Webinar Presentation

Implementation Grant Resources

• ^NEW Resilient Florida 62S-7 SLIP Rule Making
• Resilient Florida 62S-8 Program Guidance for Applicant
• Implementation Grant Pre-application Worksheet
• Best Practices: Implementation Application

Planning Grant Resources

• Planning Grant Application Outline
• Standardized Vulnerability Assessment: Scope of Work Guidance
• GIS Data Standards
• Florida Adaptation Planning Guidebook