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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 13, 2024) |
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73. Department of Commerce |
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73C. Division of Community Development |
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73C-23. Community Development; Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program |
1(1) Funding criteria for applicants.
6The Department shall award Emergency set-aside funds based on the following eligibility criteria:
19(a) Applications will only be accepted from eligible local governments as defined in section 33290.042(5), F.S., 35and shall include local governments with open subgrants.
43(b) 44Applicant local governments must demonstrate 49serious, urgent community needs of low- and moderate-income residents resulting from a natural disaster in an area that has been declared to be in a state of emergency by executive order of the Governor.
83(c) If more than one county 89with eligible local governments meets criteria in subsection (b), 98the Department shall rank the counties using damage estimates from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and/or the Florida Division of Emergency Management. 120The Department shall issue a NOFA for those eligible local governments.
131(d) 132Applicants must provide sufficient 136documentation to show that the activities for which funding is being requested are directly related to the 153natural disaster155.
156(e) No other source of federal, state, or local disaster funds are available to the local government to fund the activities for which funding is requested.
182(2) Funding Awards.
185(a) The Department shall allocate funds proportionately among all Applicants with eligible activities, not to exceed the amount available.
204(b) If any funds remain after the awards are made to all of the communities in the county with the highest estimated damage amount, a NOFA shall be issued for the communities in the county that incurred the second highest estimated damages and remaining funds shall be allocated proportionately.
253(3) Notification to applicants. A NOFA will be issued to eligible applicants with the highest estimated damage amount.
271(4) All other provisions of this rule chapter shall apply to the Emergency Set-Aside unless otherwise stated in the NOFA.
291Rulemaking Authority 293290.044 FS. 295Law Implemented 297290.044 FS. 299History–New 5-23-06, Amended 6-6-10, 303Formerly 3049B-43.0061, 305Amended 4-21-15, 5-27-18.
