Anybody have experience with the "MysafeFlorida" program? They just opened it up for Townhomes and I signed up

[mitch96]

to see if I'm eligible for help with Hurricane windows..
If you have experience was it positive or not? How much did you get towards windows?

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[Chainfire]

1. For what it is worth, this is what a quick search turned up:

THE MSFH PROGRAM IS WRAPPING UP THE FINAL AWARDS OF AVAILABLE GRANT FUNDING. DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING POPULARITY OF THE MY SAFE FLORIDA HOME PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM IS TEMPORARILY PAUSING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT APPLICATIONS PENDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING BEING PROVIDED. CURRENTLY, THE NUMBER OF GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ALREADY EXCEEDS THE AVAILABLE FUNDING ALLOCATED, THEREFORE WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS AT THIS TIME. THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR HOME INSPECTIONS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING A SPECIFIC PROGRAM QUESTION, CLICK HERE.

[mitch96]

2. I saw that and it appears they opened it up again. That's how I found out about adding Townhomes...

I guess it's not going to be a quick process...
m

[mitch96]

3. I am initially approved for an inspection to see if I qualify for the grant..

From the MySafeFlorida program.
"Congratulations! Your application has been approved for a free wind inspection under the recently amended My Safe Florida Home (MSFH) Program. The Florida Legislature expanded eligibility for home inspections for townhouses starting July 1, 2023. The approved inspection company named below has just been assigned to you and will be reaching out to you shortly.
Please note: any work paid for, begun or completed prior to grant approval will be ineligible for reimbursement.
You will need to use one of our approved contractors for the eligible upgrades.
If you qualify, you will receive a list of our approved contractors upon grant approval.
After your inspection report has been uploaded by your assigned inspection company, please allow a few weeks for our team to review and process your inspection report. You will be notified via email when the next step of your application is ready to be completed. Your case will be placed in a queue and processed in the order in which it was received. Not all applicants who have received an inspection through the MSFH program will be eligible for a grant. Funding is limited and the MSFH Program cannot guarantee grant funds to all inspection recipients."

I'm curious if one of their "approved contractors" is overpriced compared to others.
m