CDBG-DR Proposed Action Plan Amendment (Hurricane Ian)

Orange County is proposing an amendment to the CDBG-DR Action Plan for Hurricane Ian. A summary of the proposed amendments can be found in the public notice listed below. Public comments are welcome from Friday, August 28, 2026 to Sunday, September 27, 2026.
Click HERE to view the proposed amended Action Plan.

Public Notice


Hurricane Ian devastated southwest Florida, making landfall on September 28, 2022 as a Category 4 hurricane with strong winds, heavy rainfall and severe flooding. It was followed by Hurricane Nicole nearly a month-and-a-half later. In March of 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an allocation of $2.7 billion to help underserved communities in hard hit areas throughout Florida recover from disasters. Orange County received a total of $219,712,000 in Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery funds (CDBG-DR), to include $191,054,000 for unmet needs and $28,658,000 for mitigation, to address community impacts and damages associated with Hurricane Ian.

CDBG-DR is HUD funding provided as a special appropriation by Congress to assist with long-term recovery following a Presidentially-declared disaster. It is a flexible set of funds that can be used to carry out a wide range of activities related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation. Based on the assessment of needs remaining after the hurricane events, Orange County budgeted its allocation of CDBG-DR funds for the following programs.

Program Budget

Program by Category Budgeted Amount % of Total Allocation National Objective Estimated Outcome
HOUSING
Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation and Reconstruction $35,000,000
Rental Housing Rehabilitation $13,000,000
Rental Assistance (Temporary) $150,000
New Affordable Housing Construction $60,596,160
Subtotal Housing $108,746,160 49.5% LMI TBD
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
Flood and Drainage Related Repairs and Improvements
Storm water Management Projects
Restoration of Damaged Infrastructure
Rehabilitation of Public Facilities
Subtotal Infrastructure/Public Facilities $59,322,240 27% LMI TBD
MITIGATION
Activities to increase resilience to future disasters and reduce or eliminate long- term risks 13% LMI TBD
Subtotal Mitigation $28,658,000
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION $0 0% N/A N/A
PUBLIC SERVICES
Self-sufficiency Services (financial literacy, housing search and counseling, legal assistance) 2,000,000
Health Services/Mental Health Services 2,500,000
Job Training/Job Placement Services 2,000,000
Other economic recovery related services 500,000
Subtotal Public Services $7,000,000 3.2% LMI TBD
ADMINISTRATION $10,985,600 5% N/A N/A
PLANNING $5,000,000 2.3% N/A N/A
TOTAL CDBG-DR $219,712,000 100%