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Hollywood City reports $19.5M in grants; staff recommends using impact fees and CRA balances for parks, stormwater and security

5512125 · June 26, 2025
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A city staff member told the Hollywood City Commission that Hollywood City has been awarded $19,500,000 in grants in the first half of the fiscal year and has about $35,000,000 in pending grant applications.

A city staff member told the Hollywood City Commission that Hollywood City has been awarded $19,500,000 in grants in the first half of the fiscal year and has about $35,000,000 in pending grant applications. Staff also recommended using existing impact fees and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) fund balances to pay for park improvements, stormwater projects, beach restrooms and security bollards.

The presentation listed specific awards and proposed local spending. Staff said awarded grants in the current fiscal year include $7,500,000 for Sunset Park; $5,800,000 for a sea slip project on West Park Road; $4,100,000 from a Resilient Florida grant addressing flooding (as reported in the presentation); $950,000 from a prior state appropriation for the Johnson Street project (as reported); $481,000 from an African American cultural and historical grant for Martin Luther King renovations; $274,000,000…

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