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Need new hurricane windows, roof, exterior door or garage door upgrades, roof decks, reinforcement of roof to wall connections? – check out this 10k grant below, opened up with new funding on July 1 for Florida homeowners. It’ll match $2 for every $1 you spend. No state tax on several items for 12 months. Don’t wait to apply, more applications being filed every day.
Requirements:
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- Single family residence or townhome
- Homestead exemption
- Home insured for less than $700k
- Initial building permit for home issued before 2008
- Must be below the 80% household median income in your county of residence.
Pinellas County for 2023 (family of 1 – 8 below) https://pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-2021-income-limits/
| 80% of Median | $48,650 | $55,600 | $62,550 | $69,500 | $75,100 | $80,650 | $86,200 | $91,750 |
Hillsborough median income is mid $60s varies depending upon number in household.
Process takes 3 months.
See Bay News 9 article: https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/07/08/funding-available-for-homeowners-looking-to-prepare-their-homes-for-hurricane-season?fbclid=IwAR3uJBkj6gZ9nsAZTnZ2xRj_HKAgL2Qoob4UPlb4i5QaEPD6hmUe5HjqfB8_aem_AcxJX8nc9PuHujsfDgVbmZReccBsRrBnD2kyM1yku8vYgNXZhRftvjJGKWTKu8SLTlU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ&wdLOR=c7C6B6F5E-29BB-47C3-868C-8F1216EED2AFL
Link to state program is here: https://mysafeflhome.com/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ. Includes FAQS, application to apply etc.