The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has released a draft plan to spend $735 million in recovery funding throughout North Florida following Hurricane Michael. This is long-term recovery funding provided by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Disaster Recovery Program. It’s a complex program (but watch this […]

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Note: There has been an update to this post since it was originally posted. New information is in red below. Great news from Tallahassee for communities that continue to struggle with housing recovery following Hurricane Michael. The State will appropriate an additional $20 million in Hurricane Housing Recovery Program (HHRP) dollars in the upcoming budget. […]

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OVID Solutions is looking for new team members to be part of our growing family helping to redevelop communities around the State of Florida after Hurricanes Irma and Michael. Full-time, part-time and independent contractor partnerships available. We are looking for: Interns from the Tallahassee Region to work on rural economic development and resiliency (Experience, not […]

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Additional aid is coming to the Florida Panhandle to help with long-term recovery following Hurricane Michael! Well, at least it’s almost here. With the recent release of federal guidelines the clock is now ticking for the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to create a plan that will guide how the $735 million in Community Development […]

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