following Hurricane Ian’s devastation, DeSantis said $2.5 million in loans were awarded as of Monday to 55 small businesses such as restaurants and autobody shops.
“Charlotte submitted five requests to us for assistance, including chillers to provide air conditioning at one of the middle schools, prioritizing power restorations at one of the elementary schools, removing trees and debris from several schools and removing debris from bus stops and new ceiling tiles to be replaced if some were damaged,” DeSantis said.
Recognizing the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Michael, a catastrophic category 5 hurricane that ravaged Northwest Florida in 2018, DeSantis awarded an additional $126 million to 24 communities across Florida that are continuing to strengthen and rebuild after Hurricane Michael. Funds will be used to help build and improve infrastructures to hopefully help these areas become more resilient in face of future storms.