Hamilton County School District-Flooding Control Measures

The Hamilton County School District Flooding Control Measures project is a disaster recovery initiative funded by a 1,200,000 dollar award from the Florida Department of Commerce through the CDBG-DR Rebuild Florida Infrastructure Repair Program. This project aims to implement permanent flooding control measures at the county's sole designated sheltering facility, which suffered repeated flooding during the 2023-2024 storms and has been reliant on temporary pump systems. The initiative falls under the eligible activity of restoring or improving infrastructure damaged by qualifying storm events. Under the subrecipient agreement, Hamilton County must adhere to HUD regulations and 2 CFR Part 200, with a specific requirement that 70 percent of the funds benefit low- and moderate-income persons. The performance period for this contract extends through April 30, 2030. This effort is part of a broader recovery framework that may include coordination with the Rebuild Florida Hazard Mitigation Grant Match Program to address non-federal cost shares for hazard mitigation projects.