My Safe Florida Home applications opened on Monday, Aug. 4. The home-hardening program received $280 million in new funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, but only about 33% of the money will go ...

Though Floridians didn't get the two-week disaster-prep tax holiday that usually drops around the start of hurricane because of lawmaker delays from battles over the state budget, there could be a ...

Florida is once again investing heavily in protecting homes and wallets from hurricane damage. Thanks to a fresh $280 million funding boost in the 2025–2026 state budget, the My Safe Florida Home ...

Homeowners will be able to apply for My Safe Florida Home, a popular home-hardening grant program that could help residents cut property-insurance costs, starting on Monday, Aug. 4. The Florida ...

Florida homeowners can apply for the My Safe Florida Home program to receive free wind mitigation inspections and grants for home improvements. The program offers matching funds up to $10,000 for ...

According to the program’s website, The Florida Legislature has allocated $280 million for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to fund the program. Interested homeowners would have to visit the website to ...

The My Safe Florida Home hardening project received $280 million in funding and will reopen to new applicants in August. The two-step process gives applicants a free wind-mitigation inspection report ...

With hurricane season underway, it's important to consider whether your home is prepared for when a storm hits. One way the state of Florida is trying to help is through the My Safe Florida Home grant ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — For condo owners looking for a shot at a My Safe Florida Home grant, it's another disappointing year. "I think it's very unfair," said Lori Cowell of Delray Beach. "In ...

The start of a new fiscal year for the state means that qualifying homeowners have started applying for Florida's housing programs. Hometown Heroes Housing Program returns this year with fifty million ...

Bob Fiorile, 72, and Todd Brown, 42, left to right, pull a tarp onto the exposed roof of Fiorile's home in Big Pine Key on Sunday, September 17, 2017. AL DIAZ [email protected] Starting next week, ...