The City of Palatka anticipates applying for Rebuild Florida Critical Facility Hardening Program (CFHP) funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support long-term mitigation efforts by assisting the State of Florida and its local governments in minimizing or eliminating the risks and reducing losses from future disasters. This program is being administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) thru the Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program. A total of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000.00) in funding has been allocated by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for the Rebuild Florida Critical Facility Hardening Program. DEO has identified the following types of structures as critical facilities:
• Potable water facilities;
• Waste water facilities;
• Police departments;
• Fire departments;
• Hospitals;
• Emergency operation centers; and
• Emergency shelters.
The City of Palatka anticipates applying for a total of one million one hundred seventy-six thousand three hundred fifteen dollars ($1,176,315) in funding through the CDBG-MIT Critical Facility Hardening Program.
Activities that are typically eligible for funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program as well as specific additional activities as outlined in the State of Florida CDBG-MIT Action Plan for the program are eligible projects if no other funding is available to meet the need. Applications are due in DEO no later than June 30, 2020.
The City of Palatka anticipates submitting applications for the following facilities:
Structure Name | Project Address | CDBG
Funding |
Project Administration | N/A | $58,815.00 |
Engineering/Architecture | N/A | $200,000.00 |
Price Martin Community Center | 220 North 11th Street, Palatka, Florida 32177 | $ 917,500.00 |
| TOTAL | $1,176,315.00 |
Any resident wishing to know more about the proposed project should contact Jonathan Griffith at (386) 329-0107 or at email (jcgriffith@palatka-fl.gov). Information relating to the proposed project and application can also be accessed on the City of Palatka website located at (https://www.palatka-fl.gov ). Comments from the public must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2020. All comments will be considered, and proposed changes will be submitted to DEO. Information relating to the proposed project and application is available for review between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the City of Palatka, City Hall located at 201 North 2nd Street, Palatka, FL 32177.
Any non-English speaking person wishing to provide a response to this public notice should contact Mandi Tucker at (386) 329-0107 or at email mtucker@palatka-fl.gov at least five calendar days prior to June 30, 2020 and a language interpreter will be provided.