Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program

Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program is sponsored by Florida Division of Emergency Management. This program offers funding to promote property resiliency through enhancements made to residential, commercial, and mobile home properties, public education, public information, and hurricane research activities.

Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program | Florida Disaster Communication Information for North Florida Detention Facility and South Florida Detention Facility Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program The Florida’s Division of Emergency Management created the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program to act as a specialized, state-funded mitigation program aimed at minimizing damages caused by hurricanes.

The program began as an active response to the devastation brought by Hurricane Andrew, specifically to the insurance Market in the State of Florida.

With an annual budget of $7 million, provided by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Trust Fund, the program is funding activities that promote property resiliency through retrofits made to residential, commercial, and mobile home properties, the promotion of public education and public information, and through hurricane research activities. Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program Grant Up to $3.

5 million allocated to the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program (HLMP) Grant. Through partnering with local housing authorities, non-profit organizations, and local governments, the Division has been able to promote wind and flood mitigation and provide hazard mitigation retrofitting to residential and commercial properties.

Funded activities include Residential/Non-Residential Wind Retrofit, Property Acquisition and Demolition (Non-Residential only) , Localized Flood Risk Reduction (e.g., culverts, drainage improvements, retention ponds) and Utility Retrofits (e.g., lift/pump station retrofit or elevation, utility protection). The Program utilizes the Florida Building Code as its standard for all retrofitting.

Grant funds awarded under the HLMP qualify as state financial assistance under the Florida Single Audit Act. See Section 215. 971, Florida Statutes.

The Catalog of State Financial Assistance number (CSFA#) for HLMP is 31. 066. Eligible proposers under this NOFA include governmental entities and nonprofit organizations; individual homeowners are ineligible to apply.

A Notice of Interest (NOI) form is being released via GovDelivery and is posted below. For Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027, the NOI form is required to submit a HLMP application. Eligibility feedback and information to assist with application development will be provided prior to the opening of the FY 2026 - 2027 HLMP application period.

For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the Notice of Interest Period will be open from January 21, 2026 to February 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM (EDT). For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the HLMP Application Period will be open from March 23, 2026 to April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM (EDT). Questions can be sent to HLMP@em.

myflorida. com . FY 2026 - 2027 Notice of Interest Form 2026-2027 HLMP Application.

pdf Wind Mitigation Verification Inspection Form Property Information Sheet (PIS) Utility Mitigation Worksheet Flood Control - Drainage Improvement Worksheet Contracts and grants can begin at any time during the fiscal year, but must all be terminated by June 30 of the same fiscal year. The state fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.

Florida International University Hurricane Research Program Ten percent of funding allocated to the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program is appropriated by the Legislature to Florida International University to be applied to research and outreach conducted by the International Hurricane Research Center.

The IHRC is a multi-disciplinary research and education organization focused on a single mission: to reduce hurricane damage and loss of life through more effective mitigation. As a University entity, the IHRC conducts both basic and applied research. The IHRC research tries to answer fundamental questions in order to reduce the hurricane threat.

The Center’s current studies involve such areas as: household mitigation and evacuation; storm hazard and vulnerability mapping, long-term community recovery; and economic loss modeling. Gulf Coast State College Mobile Home Tie-Down Program Forty-percent of the funding allocated to the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program is appropriated by the Legislature and shall be used to inspect and improve tie-downs for mobile homes.

Section 215. 559, Florida Statutes, authorizes the Division to contract with Gulf Coast State College to administer the mobile home tie-down program. The Mobile Home Tie-Down Program is a pilot project designed to demonstrate, test and raise awareness of new techniques to enhance manufactured home wind resistance.

The goal is to reduce property damage from high wind events. A tie-down system is designed to secure the manufactured homes to the ground. Traditional tie-down systems use the longitudinal ground anchors and straps which sometimes corrode and disintegrate.

The new tie-down system include lateral foundation systems with longitudinal stabilizer devices or ground stabilizer plates wherever possible. Tie-down retrofit services provided through this program must comply with the Rules of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles, Chapter 15C-1, General.

For more information concerning the Mobile Home Tie-Down Program, contact Gulf Coast State College at 448-201-6882 or email tiedownprogram@gulfcoast. edu www. gulfcoast.

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