Additional language translations available by request
About Resilient SRQ
Overview
Sarasota County is a direct recipient of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). The County was awarded $210.1 million in funding to deliver unmet needs assistance to the community from the impacts from 2024 storms Debby, Helene and Milton.
List of 2024 Declared Disasters in Sarasota County
-
Tropical Storm Debby 4806 (August 2024)
-
Hurricane Helene 4828 (September 2024)
-
Hurricane Milton 4834 (October 2024)
For information about the 2022 declared disaster Hurricane Ian and its separate funding allocation, click here.
What is CDBG-DR?
CDBG-DR projects are “activities related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas” and generally fall into the following categories: housing, restoration of infrastructure, and economic revitalization. The County will develop projects and programs that are intended to best meet the unmet needs of Sarasota County with focus on supporting low-to-moderate income households. More information about CDBG-DR can be found on HUD’s website.
Program Timeline & Milestones
✓ January 2025: HUD publishes guidelines for funding use.
✓ January - February 2025: Unmet needs survey available and public meetings take place.
✓ March 3, 2025: Sarasota County publishes board-approved draft action plan for 30-day public comment period.
✓ April 25, 2025: Sarasota County submits board-approved final action plan to HUD for approval.
✓ May 28, 2025: Launch of Housing Recovery Program.
✓ June 4, 2025: HUD approves the final action plan.
✓ June 27, 2025: Sarasota County executes the Grant Agreement and returns it to HUD for counter execution.
✓ June 30, 2025: HUD officially signed the Grant Agreement, obligating funds to Resilient SRQ.
✓ Sep. 8, 2026: Launch of Infrastructure and Public Facilities Program.
✓ Sep. 15, 2025: Launch of new Multifamily Affordable Housing Program.