The application submittal process has concluded for FY 2025 and the information gathered from homeowners will be utilized to submit the FMA application when the FEMA application cycle opens. When homeowners call or email to find out information about grant possibilities, we help them understand the process and put them in touch with the contractor managing the process for us. Overall status has slowed because FEMA has not opened up grant cycles in 2 years. 

The St. Johns County Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group continues to advocate for utilizing mitigation funding to retrofit infrastructure. Partners including Beaches Energy, the School District and the City of St. Augustine have open mitigation grants. Emergency Management also has an open grant for a mitigation project at Solomon Calhoun Community Center. No other major mitigation grant funds have been announced or opened in the last quarter