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City, county and state funding options outlined for Hurricane Milton relief; $3M in SHIP funds, $213K disaster SHIP and federal allocation pending
Summary
Staff described planned use of SHIP program income and coordination with Hillsborough County to distribute recently announced federal disaster funds; council asked staff to return with agreements and processes for third-party distribution.
City staff told the Tampa City Council on Jan. 9 that the administration is assembling a layered set of disaster-relief resources to help residents affected by recent flooding tied to Hurricane Milton.
Nut graf: Staff said $3 million in program income from the state SHIP program is available for housing recovery work and that an additional $213,000 in SHIP disaster funds had been notified. Staff also said the federal government announced $12 billion in disaster funds nationwide with $700 million being allocated to Hillsborough County; the county allocation will be distributed across municipalities and the county and staff are discussing use of a third-party administrator to…
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