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 awarded funds to assist Floridians in the wake of Hurricanes Helene/Milton.
| ORGANIZATION | FUNDING AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| A Door of Hope | $50,000 |
| Alachua COAD | $75,000 |
| All Faiths Food Bank | $50,000 |
| All Hand and All Hearts | $50,000 |
| All Hands and Hearts Smart Response | $500,000 |
| Anchor Indian River | $75,000 |
| Area Agency on Aging Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Area Agency on Aging Pasco-Pinellas | $50,000 |
| Baker County COAD | $50,000 |
| Better Together | $50,000 |
| Bridge A Life | $50,000 |
| Capacity Path (Mental Health Support) | $250,000 |
| Charlotte Local Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Children’s Network of Hillsborough | $50,000 |
| Church World Services | $50,000 |
| Citrus County Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Citrus County LTRG | $100,000 |
| Clothes to Kids | $50,000 |
| Collier Disaster Alliance | $100,000 |
| Compass 82 | $500,000 |
| Disaster Legal Aid | $150,000 |
| Dixie Education Foundation Inc | $50,000 |
| Dream Center of Tampa | $50,000 |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | $100,000 |
| Endeavors | $500,000 |
| Faith Responders | $300,000 |
| Family Initiative | $50,000 |
| Family Support Services of SunCoast | $50,000 |
| Fish and Wildlife Association | $500,000 |
| Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida | $1,000,000 |
| FISH of Sanibel and Captiva | $125,000 |
| Florida Baptist Convention Disaster Relief | $50,000 |
| Florida Firefighters Charities Fund | $100,000 |
| Florida PBA Heart Fund | $200,000 |
| Florida Police Benevolent Association | $250,000 |
| Florida Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Network | $300,000 |
| Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association | $250,000 |
| Florida Sheriffs Association | $200,000 |
| Florida State Firefighters Association | $250,000 |
| Florida State Lodge FOP Memorial Foundation | $200,000 |
| Fraternal Order of Police | $250,000 |
| Fresh Start 4 Pasco | $150,000 |
| Gulf Coast Partnership | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | $250,000 |
| Hamilton County Public Schools Foundation | $50,000 |
| Hardee Recover | $50,000 |
| Heads, Hearts and Hands of Heartland | $100,000 |
| Hendry/Glades Long Term Recovery Coalition | $50,000 |
| Hernando County Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Hernando LTRG | $100,000 |
| Hillsborough Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| HOPE DeSoto | $50,000 |
| Hope Pathways of Manatee County | $150,000 |
| Inspiritus | $500,000 |
| Jefferson Big Bend LTRG | $50,000 |
| Lafayette Penny Foundation | $50,000 |
| LASER – Lake Support and Emergency Recovery | $600,000 |
| Lee County Unmet Needs LTRG | $150,000 |
| Levy County Schools Foundation | $50,000 |
| Madison County Foundation for Excellence in Education | $50,000 |
| Madison County LTRG | $50,000 |
| Manatee Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Martin Interagency Networks in Disaster | $50,000 |
| Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Mercy Chefs | $50,000 |
| Mothers Helping Mothers | $50,000 |
| Operation BBQ Relief | $50,000 |
| Osceola REDI | $100,000 |
| Our Daily Bread of Bradenton | $50,000 |
| Our Village Okeechobee | $125,000 |
| Pasco Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Pinellas Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Polk County LTRG | $150,000 |
| Polk Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Putnam Cares | $75,000 |
| Rebuilding Tampa Bay | $50,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Greater Florida | $1,000,000 |
| Recover Pinellas | $200,000 |
| RISE Orange County | $150,000 |
| Safe Children Coalition | $50,000 |
| Sarasota County LTRG | $150,000 |
| SBP | $50,000 |
| Seminole HEART | $100,000 |
| SendMeMissions | $500,000 |
| Senior Connection Center, Inc Serving Hendry, parts of Tampa, Glades Hardee counties | $50,000 |
| Starfish Disaster Recovery (Madison County) | $125,000 |
| St. Johns LTRG | $50,000 |
| St. Lucie Disaster Recovery Group | $100,000 |
| Stronger Than The Storm | $50,000 |
| Sumter County LTRG | $75,000 |
| Suwannee Education Foundation | $50,000 |
| Suwanee Valley LTRG | $100,000 |
| Taylor County Education Foundation | $50,000 |
| Taylor Strong | $75,000 |
| Team Rubicon | $50,000 |
| The Salvation Army | $300,000 |
| The St Bernard Project | $500,000 |
| Tool Bank USA | $50,000 |
| Tri-County Disaster Recovery | $75,000 |
| Twig | $50,000 |
| VIND (Volusia County) | $100,000 |