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State of Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Residential Construction Mitigation Program (RCMP) Grant $55,000 Fiscal Year 2002-2003 (B)
Explanation
The Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program was created to fund the Residential Construction Mitigation Program (RCMP). Annually, the Legislature appropriates $7 million from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the Department of Community Affairs for the RCMP. The program is developed in coordination with an advisory council consisting of representatives designated from the Department of Insurance, Florida Home Builders Association, Florida Insurance Council, Federation of Manufactured Home Owners, Florida Association of Counties, and Florida Manufactured Housing Association. Fifty percent of the appropriation is allocated for programs to improve the wind resistance of residences through loans, subsidies, grants, demonstration projects, direct assistance, and cooperative programs with local and federal government, and other efforts to prevent or reduce losses or reduce the cost of rebuilding after a disaster. Grant funds are provided to local governments to retrofit homes using recommended mitigation techniques. The goal of this program is to reduce property damage from high-wind events like severe storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes. This program also encourages homeowners to develop an emergency plan in advance of an event and exercise it accordingly. The RCMP advisory council and the Florida Department of Community Affairs have elected to invest a portion of the RCMP funds in designated Front Porch Florida Communities. In March 2001, Governor Jeb Bush designated the Northeast Gainesville/Duval Area Neighborhood as a Front Porch Florida Community.
On January 28, 2002, the City Commission approved the first $55,000 RCMP grant from DCA to retrofit homes in the Northeast Gainesville/Duval Area Neighborhood. This contract is currently in progress and expires November 30, 2002. DCA has ele...
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