Hurricane Stormwater and Wastewater Assistance Grant Program

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, through its Division of Water Restoration Assistance announces $100 million in funding for the Hurricane Stormwater and Wastewater Assistance Grant Program for counties, municipalities and special taxing districts that operate a stormwater or wastewater management system in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, Saint Johns, Saint Lucie, Sarasota, and Volusia counties and were impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole.

Interested eligible applicants should go to ProtectingFloridaTogether.gov/grants to submit an application for consideration. 

To be eligible for the program, the impacted facility must be operated by the county, municipality or special taxing district and the applicant must provide proof that:  

(a) The applicant’s stormwater or wastewater systems sustained damages as a result of Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole.  

(b) The damage to the stormwater or wastewater system poses an immediate threat to the public health or the environment if not immediately addressed.  

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 31, 2023.

For more information, go to Hurricane Stormwater and Wastewater Assistance Grant Program FAQs.

For questions or further information, email Sandra Waters, Deputy Director of DEP's Division of Water Restoration Assistance.