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Request Board approve Federally-Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement for DR-4834 Hurricane Milton with the State of Florida, Florida Division of Emergency Management, and designate staff to execute actions within the agreement. (Estimated one-time federal $10,817,250.00)
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Hurricane Milton made landfall with hurricane force winds and heavy rain depositing debris throughout Polk County causing an estimated $22 million in damages. Polk County partnered with FEMA and the State of Florida to submit an expedited debris removal project to receive approximately half of the estimated cost of damages. This award provides $10,817,250.00 in expedited federal funding to Polk County for debris removal operations as a result of FEMA-DR-4834-FL (Hurricane Milton). This funding is authorized under Section 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.
For Polk County to receive funding assistance (reimbursement of hurricane costs) from either FEMA or the State, this agreement with the State of Florida needs to be in place. This agreement with the State of Florida outlines the details of funding assistance and states that Polk County's performance under this agreement is subject to 2 C.F.R. Part 200, entitled "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit requirements for Federal Awards." It is also covered under Section 215.971 (2), Florida Statutes. This agreement includes but is not limited to the following provisions.
1. This is a pass-through agreement from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency to the State of Florida, Division of Emergency Management with Polk County being the subrecipient
2. Listing of Federal and State Regulations governing this agreement and program guidance
3. Designates Systems Access (Contacts) and defines roles for the contacts
4. Procurement requirements
5. Public Records, records retention, and audit requirements
6. Reporting requirements
This agreement includes the follo...
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