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County Community Awarded $78M in Grant Funds for Resilient Infrastructure
  
  

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward County and local municipalities will receive a combined $78 million in grant funds for resilient infrastructure improvement projects. This funding was made available through the Resilient Florida Grant Program, a competitive grant process administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to fund projects that address the impacts of flooding and sea level rise. The Broward community ranked number two in the state for the total amount of funds awarded through this new program. Funding will be used to complete important projects to address flooding sea level rise and the resilience of critical infrastructure in Broward County.

With the Governor's most recent announcement of round two funding, on February 1, 2022, Broward County agencies will jointly receive nearly $30 million to advance flood mitigation and other water management improvements including multiple projects at Broward's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and within Broward County Parks as part of a multi-agency effort addressing reaches of State Road A1A in the City of Hollywood. 

Broward County Mayor Michael Udine praised the award, "Our communities have been actively planning to address sea level rise impacts for more than a decade. This is perhaps the first large-scale distribution of dedicated infrastructure funds to help our communities adapt to our changing climate. These projects will certainly reinforce the importance of early adaptation and the impact we can realize through shared investment."

The Cities of Dania Beach, Hollywood, Lauderdale Lakes, Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Sunrise and Weston were also successful and were awarded nearly $48 Million for critical infrastructure and stormwater upgrades that will play a significant role in the resilience of their respective communities and Broward County.

Dr. Jennifer Jurado, Broward's Chief Resilience Officer enthusiastically shared, "We are delighted to see our community was well-positioned for this funding opportunity. This funding will support a diversity of critical resilience projects and help ensure a more climate resilient environment for our residents."

 Resilient Environment Department
The mission of the department is to further the resilience of individuals, built environment natural resources, and economy of Broward County,  by providing for climate mitigation and adaptation planning, natural resource planning, management and protection, planning for appropriate land use patterns and housing mix, enforcing environmental, development and construction regulations, animal care protection and adoption services, and providing for consumer protection. For more information visit Broward.org/resilience and follow on Twitter @BrowardEnv.

February 10, 2022

MEDIA CONTACT: Dr. Jennifer Jurado
Chief Resilience Officer 
954-519-6613