MARINA REPAIR GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR 2004 HURRICANE DAMAGE
August 31, 2005
Contact: Patricia Harrell (850) 488-5600
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) encourages marina owners whose properties were damaged during last year’s hurricane season to apply for aid.
The Governor and Florida Legislature approved grant funding to help rebuild marinas that provide public access to Florida waterways. The FWC will manage the program based on criteria jointly developed with the marina industry and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The FWC will accept grant applications by mail Sept. 1 – Oct. 31. Grants will provide funding for repairing or rebuilding structures and facilities, debris removal, equipment repair or replacement or to reimburse insurance deductibles.
To be eligible to participate, applicants must meet the following criteria:
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The marina may be publicly or privately owned, but 90 percent of the in-water slips and upland dry-stack slips must be available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis with no qualifying requirements, such as club memberships, stock ownership or equity interest. |
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The marina must be in a county declared an emergency area in 2004, |
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Damages to the marina must have occurred during hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan or Jeanne, and |
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The marina must agree to continue providing access to the public for at least five years. |
Grantees can receive reimbursement for costs paid to date or for future costs, but the FWC cannot disperse funds until a grant agreement has been executed by both parties.
Go to MyFWC.com/boating/grants/marinas to download an application, guidelines and the list of designated counties. For more information, call FWC at (850) 488-5600 or email Marinas@MyFWC.com or contact the Marine Industries Association of Florida at (305) 663-1911 or miaf@att.net.
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