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| Escambia County is currently an applicant for more than $92 Million in various infrastructure upgrade projects which will, if awarded, benefit every citizen in Escambia County! |
As I mention frequently at our BCC meetings, our staff at Escambia County are incredibly dedicated and committed to working hard for our citizens. Often, they absorb criticism, scorn, and unfair characterizations. But these narratives are unwarranted, and in nearly every respect I have found them as a team to be very responsive, proactive, and effective. Particularly this current staff.
One standout is our Grants and Special Projects Manager Elizabeth Kissel.
She has been working hard, in conjunction with our Budgeting Office and others from multiple departments, on getting our county reimbursed for multiple natural disasters going all the way back to the floods of 2014. Lately she has been applying for numerous grants for multiple projects all over the county. She has been instrumental in assisting our county in receiving Millions of dollars in reimbursements from both the state and federal governments for these previous events.
On Friday, a huge list of very worthwhile grant proposals totalling more than $92 Million dollars was sent to commissioners by Liz Kissel. While it is not a guarantee that we will receive these funds to complete these projects--it is nevertheless worthwhile for us to try. And we will get many of these grants.
Kudos to Liz and all of the staff members who assisted with completing these below grant applications.
Rebuild Florida Hurricane Sally Grants
- Rebuild Florida
Infrastructure Repair Grant Applications (Allowed 3 applications)
- Grant Close
Date – Friday, April 14, 2023 – ALL THREE GRANT APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED ONTIME.
- Applications
- Application 1 - $32,550,000 - New ECAT energy efficient Escambia
County Transit Center and solar powered bus shelters at the facility
with ADA upgrades. Will also serve as an emergency shelter.
- Application 2 - $6 million – Beach
Haven Phase 3 Design
- Application 3 - $26,396,768 million –
Regional Stormwater Projects which included:
- PHS
Drainage Improvements Phase I, II, and III - $1,800,000
- Oakfield
Acres/Palafox - $11,200,000
- Carver
Park Phase II - $2,160,000
- Monroe
Avenue - $2,000,000
- Brickyard
Road - $2,000,000
- Olive
Road street and drainage improvement - $7,236,768
- Rebuild Florida
Voluntary Home Buyout Grant Application (Allowed 1 application)
- Grant Close
Date – Friday, April 14, 2023 – GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED ONTIME.
- Application
- $3,170,114.80 – Designed to encourage risk
reduction through the purchase of residential property in high
flood-risk areas to help reduce the impact of future disasters. Included
four Hazard Mitigation Grant local match requirements plus other
expenses not included in the grants:
- Bristol Park
- Countywide
- Rich Land
- Escambia County,
Pensacola, and Cantonment
- Rebuild Florida Hometown
Revitalization Grant (Allowed 3 applications)
- Grant Close
Date – May 1, 2023 – ALL
THREE GRANT APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED ONTIME.
- Applications
- Application 1 – $5,000,000 – ECAT
Solar Powered Community Bus Shelters with ADA Upgrades
- Application 2 – $5,000,000 –
Palafox Street Sidewalks from Highway 29 to Nine Mile Road (4.8 miles)
- Application 3 - $5,000,000 –
Regional Sidewalk and Drainage Projects including:
- Jackson Street
Sidewalks and Drainage from 57th Avenue to New
Warrington Road (1.47 miles)
- “W” Street Sidewalks
from Airport Boulevard to Highway 29
- Hollywood Avenue
Sidewalks and Drainage from Massachusetts Avenue to Fairfield Drive
- Rebuild Florida
Subrecipient Housing Repair and Replacement Grant (Allowed 1 application)
- Grant Close
Date – May 15, 2023 – GRANT
APPLICATION SUBMITTED ONTIME.
- Application
- $9,000,000 is the MAX
application and we will be seeking the full amount.
- A subrecipient program designed to repair, replace, or
reconstruct homes damaged by Hurricane Sally.
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