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State of Florida - Joint Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (NB)
This item requests City Commission authorize acceptance of a grant in the amount of $302,363 through the State of Florida - Joint Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville participates in the Alachua County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS), and has numerous hazard mitigation projects listed within it. On July 12, 2004 (references: File Number 040145 and Resolution #040145), the City Commission identified the FEMA Pre Disaster Mitigation Grant and FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs as suitable funding sources for hazard mitigation projects, and instructed staff to pursue available funding opportunities for implementing the proposals listed.
States are among the eligible applicants for these funds and local jurisdictions must apply to the State requesting to be a sub-grantee of the State. In compliance with City Commission direction, the Gainesville Police Department prepared and submitted a grant application for the State of Florida - Joint Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
The Gainesville Police Department received notification from the State of Florida, Mitigation Department, stating the project application was approved and funds have been obligated for the project. This project is for the wind retrofit of the Gainesville Police Department Headquarters with hurricane proof shutters.
Fiscal Note
The $302,363 in grant funds awarded by the State of Florida - Joint Hazard Mitigation Grant Program requires a twenty five percent (25%) local match of the overall project costs. The required local matching funds would be $75,591. Funds for this expenditure are available in the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund and are allowable per Federal 21 U.S.C & 881, found in the U.S. Department of Justice “A Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for State and Local Enforcement Agencies.”
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