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 |
| All Faiths Food Bank | $50,000 |
| All Hand and All Hearts | $50,000 |
| Area Agency on Aging Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Area Agency on Aging Pasco-Pinellas | $50,000 |
| Better Together | $50,000 |
| Bridge A Life | $50,000 |
| Children’s Network of Hillsborough | $50,000 |
| Church World Services | $50,000 |
| Clothes to Kids | $50,000 |
| Dixie Education Foundation Inc | $50,000 |
| Dream Center of Tampa | $50,000 |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | $100,000 |
| Faith Responders | $50,000 |
| Family Initiative | $50,000 |
| Family Support Services of SunCoast | $50,000 |
| Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida | $1,000,000 |
| Florida Baptist Convention Disaster Relief | $50,000 |
| Florida Firefighters Charities Fund | $100,000 |
| Florida PBA Heart Fund | $100,000 |
| Florida Sheriffs Association | $100,000 |
| Florida State Lodge FOP Memorial Foundation | $100,000 |
| Hillsborough Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Levy County Schools Foundation | $50,000 |
| Madison County Foundation for Excellence in Education | $50,000 |
| Manatee Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Mercy Chefs | $50,000 |
| Mothers Helping Mothers | $50,000 |
| Operation BBQ Relief | $50,000 |
| Our Daily Bread of Bradenton | $50,000 |
| Pasco Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Pinellas Education Foundation | $100,000 |
| Plain Compassion Disaster Response | $50,000 |
| Rebuilding Tampa Bay | $50,000 |
| Safe Children Coalition | $50,000 |
| Samaritan’s Purse | $50,000 |
| SBP | $50,000 |
| Senior Connection Center, Inc Serving Hendry, parts of Tampa, Glades Hardee counties | $50,000 |
| Stronger Than The Storm | $50,000 |
| Suwannee Education Foundation | $50,000 |
| Taylor County Education Foundation | $50,000 |
| Team Rubicon | $50,000 |
| Tool Bank USA | $50,000 |
| Twig | $50,000 |