The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal Management Program announces the opening of the Coastal Partnership Initiative funding opportunity for Fiscal Year 2021-22. Funding is available for Florida’s 35 coastal counties. Any municipalities within the designated county boundaries, and which are required to include a coastal element in their local comprehensive plan, are eligible.…
AMERICA’S CITIES ARE hurting. Our nation is battling the twin challenges of a public health crisis precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the disastrous economic fallout that it has wrought on our communities. In fact, research from the National League of Cities shows that nearly 100% of cities will see a revenue decline this year. To meet these outsized needs,…
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced on Monday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the state of Florida’s Action Plan for more than $735 million in funding for long-term recovery efforts for Hurricane Michael-impacted communities. Hurricane Michael hit the state in October 2018. The funds are allocated through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster…
Join FBA and FRA for “Rags to Riches” Brownfield Webinar August 13, 2020 The Florida Brownfields Association (FBA) and the Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) are partnering to bring you an exciting, collaborative Webinar on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10 AM EST. Learn from our panel of municipalities, developers, and a leader from U.S.…
A half-mile from the Capitol, a redevelopment project represents what happens when a developer and the community fuse vision, economic need and art on one south-side corner. A $5 million project called South Monroe Walls, or “SoMo Walls,” is slated to transform nearly 2.3 acres within a city block off South Monroe Street between Oakland Avenue and Harrison Street.…
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is pleased to announce the availability of funding for non-entitlement units of local government under the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. DEO will make Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 funding available for the Neighborhood Revitalization, Housing Rehabilitation, Commercial Revitalization and Economic Development program areas.…
Forgivable Loans Offered to Provide COVID-19 Relief for Businesses in Northwest and Central City CRAs Fort Lauderdale, July 15, 2020 – The City of Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) announces an Emergency Business Investment Program designed to provide relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will provide forgivable financing to eligible…
PORT ST. LUCIE – The members of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency expressed elation June 22 with a progress update of the Riverwalk extension and the possibility of adding a third historical home to Westmoreland Boulevard’s new Pioneer Park in their goal of finally creating the city’s namesake port. CRA Project Manager Jennifer Davis provided…
The Florida Coastal Management Program is pleased to announce the availability of federal funds for state agencies and water management districts for projects related to coastal resource protection. The notice can be viewed in the Florida Administrative Register (FAR) for today, July 6, or at this link: https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/View_notice.asp?id=23402140 Projects must be able to be completed within…
Pinellas CARES Small Business Grant Progress Report Phase 1 of the Pinellas CARES Small Business Grant program closed on June 30. Since the program opened on May 4, Pinellas County received 5,051 completed applications. The County has issued 2,420 checks totaling $12.1 million to eligible businesses with approved applications. Our team continues to review applications…
Yesterday, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board unanimously approved a $250,000 disaster assistance program for economically distressed businesses within the Greater Frenchtown / Southside (GFS) CRA district to aid with impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are now available online at Talgov.com/CRA. “This is another way we are assisting small businesses in the Greater…
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL –(June 26, 2020)–RMA (www.RMA.us.com) presented their combined 5-Year Strategic Finance Plan and Action Plan for the City of North Miami Beach to the CRA Board on Thursday, June 25. The award-winning consulting firm developed a clear and concise roadmap to prioritize and guide redevelopment in the CRA area. This plan was…
