Miami-Beach-Receives-454K-in-Additional-Resilient-Florida-Grant-Funding-002
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May 9, 2022
Miami Beach Receives $454K in Additional Resilient Florida Grant Funding
— The money will be used to update the city’s vulnerability assessment
and adaptation plan —
Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach has been awarded an additional $454,000 in
state grant money to help protect the coastal city against the threat of sea level rise as climate
experts from around the United States prepare to arrive in Miami Beach this week for the
inaugural Aspen Ideas: Climate on May 9-12. This funding is in addition to the $47 million
recently awarded to implement resilience projects in Miami Beach.
“Miami Beach has emerged as a leader in showing other coastal communities the way forward
through planning, science, and engineering in addressing the challenges posed by sea level
rise,” Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said. “We are thankful to the state for these additional
funds critical to address the realities of a changing climate.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of planning grants totaling nearly $20
million in state funds under the Resilient Florida Program last week. The grants support 98
awards to develop or update comprehensive vulnerability assessments in inland and coastal
communities.
Vulnerability assessments are required by the Resilient Florida program to assess and identify
critical infrastructure at risk of flooding from sea level rise, storm surge and rainfall events. The
assessments assist local communities like Miami Beach in prioritizing and developing
implementation strategies and projects designed to reduce, alleviate, or mitigate the effects of
flooding.
Miami Beach is incrementally adapting to climate change, reducing the risks from storm surge,
rising sea levels and rainfall while investing in much-needed infrastructure and quality of life
improvements. Land use regulations require developers to account for sea level projections.
Once among the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods to flooding, Sunset Harbour has
successfully avoided more than 130 potential flooding events since work was completed in that
neighborhood several years ago.
The $47 million in grant money will be used to fund various city projects, including First Street,
Fire Station 1, North Beach Town Center, beach dune enhancements and gravity sewer mains
replacement.
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