MONROE COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITIES RECEIVE RESILIENCE GRANTS FROM THE STATE

MONROE COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITIES RECEIVE RESILIENCE GRANTS FROM THE STATE

MONROE COUNTY, FL – The list of grants awarded for the Resilient Florida Program Planning program were announced last week, totaling nearly $20 million in state funds for fiscal year 2021-22. Out of 98 grants awarded statewide, two are from unincorporated Monroe County, and three are located within cities in Monroe County. In total, $1,537,950 million was awarded to Monroe County, Key West, Marathon, and Islamorada.

The County’s funding will be used to update the County’s vulnerability assessment to include peril of flood amendments and a natural resources adaptation plan. Vulnerability assessments are required to assess and identify critical infrastructure at risk of flooding from sea-level rise, storm surge, and rainfall events. The assessments assist local communities in prioritizing and developing strategies and projects designed to reduce, alleviate, or mitigate the effects of flooding. The cities have similar plans for the funding.

“The grants represent the ongoing teamwork the county and municipalities have to ensure that all of the county’s communities have access to the tools and resources necessary to build a more resilient future,” said Monroe County Chief Resilience Officer Rhonda Haag. “Residents can be confident that future investments towards resilience efforts in Monroe County will be based on the best available science and modeling, and that the County will continue to lead on resilience through action.”

Monroe County continues to seek support for other key resilience initiatives, such as maintaining access to homes and businesses through a countywide roads elevation plan in development, protecting our assets from storms and sea-level rise, land acquisition, and restoration of natural areas.

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