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About Resilient SRQ
Overview
Sarasota County is a direct recipient of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). The County was awarded $201.5 million in funding to deliver unmet needs assistance to the community from the impacts from Hurricane Ian.
What is CDBG-DR?
CDBG-DR projects are “activities related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas” and generally fall into the following categories: housing, restoration of infrastructure, and economic revitalization. The County will develop projects and programs that are intended to best meet the unmet needs of Sarasota County with focus on supporting low-to-moderate income households. More information about CDBG-DR can be found on HUD’s website.
Program Timeline & Milestones
✓ May 18, 2023: HUD allocates $201,535,000 in CDBG-DR funds to Sarasota County in response to Hurricane Ian.
✓ June 2023: Unmet needs survey available and public meetings take place.
✓ July 26, 2023: Sarasota County publishes board-approved draft action plan for 30-day public comment period.
✓ Sep. 22, 2023: Sarasota County submits board-approved final action plan to HUD for approval.
✓ Nov. 21, 2023: HUD approves the final action plan.
✓ Feb. 5, 2024: Launch of Infrastructure and Public Facilities Program.
✓ March 20, 2024: Launch of new Multifamily Affordable Housing Program.
✓ May 15, 2024: Launch of Workforce Development and Training Program.
✓ June 12, 2024: Launch of Housing Recovery Program.
✓ Jan. 2025: HUD allocates an additional $210,094,000 in CDBG-DR funds to Sarasota County in response to 2024 storms Debby, Helene and Milton.
✓ March 12, 2025: First check is issued, reimbursing homeowner $43,460 for repairs made to damaged home.
✓ May 2, 2025: Program celebrates first mobile home replacement.
✓ Jan. 15, 2026: Program celebrates groundbreaking of Sarasota Station.
✓ Feb. 9, 2026: Program celebrates first home reconstruction.
✓ March 31, 2026: Program celebrates opening of new Gene Matthews Boys & Girls Club, Steven and Marjolaine Townsend Campus in North Port.