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What is the My Safe Florida Home Program?

Written by Tim ONeil

Updated at January 23rd, 2025

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The My Safe Florida Home Program (My Safe FL Home), re-established during the 2022 Special Session of the Florida Legislature, offers financial assistance to eligible Florida homeowners to help retrofit and strengthen homes against storm damage.

The program has two (2) main components, both administered by the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS):

  1. Is to provide eligible Florida homeowners with a free, no-obligation Hurricane Mitigation Inspection, which will assess the current hurricane-resistant features of their home and recommend improvements to further strengthen their home against hurricanes. 

  2. Is to offer eligible Florida homeowners a Hurricane Mitigation Grant to help cover the cost of recommended home improvements identified during the program's initial inspection, enhancing the home's hurricane resistance and potentially qualifying the homeowner for discounts on home insurance premiums.

There are two (2) types of Hurricane Mitigation Grants:

Matching Grants

The MSFH Program Matching Grant works on a reimbursement basis. Your Grant Application must be approved prior to proceeding with construction work. Payment requests are made at the end of the application process through a Draw Request. You must provide a paid-in-full invoice with your Draw Request. If your Draw Request is approved, you will be reimbursed for 2/3 of the total costs of the construction project up to a maximum state contribution of up to $10,000, subject to legislative appropriation.

Low-Income Grants

Low-Income Homeowners who meet all other Hurricane Mitigation Grant Requirements are eligible for a Low-Income Grant of up to $10,000, subject to legislative appropriation, and are not required to provide a matching amount to receive grant funds. Low-Income Homeowners do not need to provide a paid-in-full invoice and are exempt from the insured value requirement.



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The My Safe Florida Home Program (DFS) is not responsible for work performed by the certified independent Florida contractors selected by the grantee/homeowner. My Safe Florida Home Program does not provide any warranties or guarantees, express or implied, regarding the work performed by grantee selected contractors. Any disputes regarding work performed by contractors must be resolved between the homeowner/client and the contractor. By participating in the My Safe Florida Home Program, the homeowner/grant recipient agrees to hold My Safe Florida Home Program (DFS) harmless and release the program from any and all liability related to the work of the contractors they select for work.

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