The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the allocation of $150 million in grants through the Resilient Florida Program. The funding will support 26 infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening communities across the state against flooding and hurricane impacts. Of these, 22 are new projects and four are ongoing initiatives.
“The Resilient Florida Program is turning planning into action,” said DEP Secretary Alexis A. Lambert. “These grants will equip Florida’s communities to better withstand impacts from flooding, storm surge and hurricanes, advancing on-the-ground efforts to safeguard Florida’s natural resources and infrastructure.”
The Resilient Florida Program takes a statewide approach to reinforcing community infrastructure against hurricanes, flooding, and severe weather events. It emphasizes protecting transportation routes, emergency services, natural resources, and infrastructure. In addition to traditional physical infrastructure improvements, the program also invests in coastal management strategies such as hardened shorelines, wetland restoration, and vegetative barriers that provide natural protection against storm surge and flooding.
Since it began, the program has provided over $1.8 billion for resilience efforts across both coastal and inland areas of Florida. For Fiscal Year 2025-26, more than $200 million has been committed to these efforts statewide.
A full list of funded projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26 can be found at ProtectingFloridaTogether.gov/Grants.
