News and Media: Disaster 4673

Nearly $3.99 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments have been provided to the state of Florida and to households there to help Floridians jumpstart their recovery following Hurricane Ian.

Brevard County will have a new disaster recovery center located at the Agricultural Center in Cocoa, Florida.

Florida hurricane survivors may be eligible for disaster assistance under FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP). Eligible applicants may qualify for rental assistance, basic home repairs, personal property losses and other eligible expenses related to storm damage. Some of the requirements that must be met are that the address be your primary residence in one of the following 26 counties; you occupied the home before and during the storm and you incurred loss and expenses directly related to Hurricane Ian. The counties are Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia.

Since the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Ian, Charlotte County residents have received more than $239.5 million in federal funds as of Dec. 12, 2022:

Since the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Ian, DeSoto County residents have received more than $26.5 million in federal funds as of Dec. 12, 2022: