The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to assist Florida’s communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster. In partnership with the public sector, private sector and other non-governmental organizations, the Florida Disaster Fund supports response and recovery activities by distributing funds to service organizations that will assist individuals within their communities with disaster response and recovery.
Below is a list of the organizations that have been granted funds to assist Floridians in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
| ORGANIZATION | FUNDING AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Adventists Community Services | $500,000 |
| All Faiths Foodbank of Sarasota | $600,000 |
| All Hands and All Hearts | $500,000 |
| American National Red Cross | $71,500 |
| Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida | $600,000 |
| Area Agency on Aging of North Florida | $25,000 |
| Better Together | $400,000 |
| Bridge a Life | $600,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Florida Inc. | $71,500 |
| Champions for Learning (Education Foundation of Collier County) | $600,000 |
| Charlotte Community Foundation | $125,000 |
| Charlotte County Long Term Recovery Task Force | $100,000 |
| Charlotte Local Education Foundation | $350,000 |
| Children’s Network of Southwest Florida | $600,000 |
| Collaboratory | $125,000 |
| Collier Community Foundation | $125,000 |
| Communities of Everglades Recovery Group | $100,000 |
| Community Legal Services of Mid Florida | $600,000 |
| DeSoto County Education Foundation | $375,000 |
| DeSoto Hope | $100,000 |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | $550,000 |
| Family Endeavors | $110,000 |
| Feeding Florida | $671,500 |
| FEPA (Florida Emergency Preparedness Association) | $125,000 |
| Florida Baptist Children’s Homes, Inc | $600,000 |
| Florida Police Benevolent Association | $500,000 |
| Florida Professional Firefighters | $500,000 |
| Florida Sheriffs Association | $500,000 |
| Fraternal Order of Police | $500,000 |
| Good360 | $71,500 |
| Greater Marco LTRG (Collier Disaster Alliance) | $100,000 |
| Greater Pine Island Alliance | $100,000 |
| Hardee Education Foundation | $375,000 |
| Hardee LTRG | $100,000 |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank | $600,000 |
| Hendry and Glades Unmet Needs Coalition | $100,000 |
| Immokalee Unmet Needs Coalition | $100,000 |
| Impact Foundation | $4,000,000 |
| Inspiritus Disaster Relief | $500,000 |
| Islamic Relief USA | $71,500 |
| LASER | $100,000 |
| Lee BIA Builders Care | $400,000 |
| Lee County LTRG | $100,000 |
| Midwest Food Bank NFP Inc | $71,500 |
| Monroe County Unmet LTRG | $100,000 |
| Mothers Helping Mothers | $600,000 |
| National Guard | $500,000 |
| Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc | $600,000 |
| NU-HOPE Elder Care Services, Inc. | $600,000 |
| Operation BBQ Relief | $71,500 |
| Osceola Council on Aging | $600,000 |
| Osceola REDI, Inc. | $100,000 |
| Putnam LTRG | $100,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay | $500,000 |
| Recover Hardee | $100,000 |
| RISE Orlando | $100,000 |
| Safe Children Coalition | $600,000 |
| Samaritan’s Purse | $400,000 |
| Sarasota LTRG | $100,000 |
| Save the Children | $71,500 |
| SBP, Inc. | $1,000,000 |
| Seminole HEART | $100,000 |
| Send Me Missions | $500,000 |
| Senior Connection Center | $600,000 |
| Senior Friendship Centers | $600,000 |
| Senior Resource Alliance | $600,000 |
| Southern Baptist | $400,000 |
| Team Rubicon | $471,500 |
| The Educational Foundation of The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association | $3,000,000 |
| The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools | $750,000 |
| The Salvation Army | $71,500 |
| ToolBank USA, Inc. | $71,500 |
| United Methodists | $500,000 |
| United Way Of Collier And The Keys Inc | $71,500 |
| VIND | $100,000 |
| World Renew Disaster Response Services | $71,500 |
