Funding for this part of My Safe Florida Home program has run out

One part of the My Safe Florida Home program has been put on pause after funding for initial home inspections has apparently run out.

The update is on the mysafeflhome.com website and reads: "With the popularity of the program, new funding for initial inspections has been exhausted. As a result, only the initial inspection applications process has been paused."

The program does still have remaining funds for home gardening grants and final inspections.

A spokesman for the Chief Financial Officer tells me anyone who got a new application for an initial inspection between July 1, when the program reopened, up to last Friday will have their applications processed.

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Matt Sczesny 12:43 PM, Jul 12, 2024

Others still waiting to apply under the new age and income guidelines will apparently have to wait. Private home inspections outside the program are not acceptable.

This year the MSFH program restarted with $200 million in new funding after the program ran out of money last year under a crush of homeowners looking for the $10,000 grants for home hardening projects like impact windows.

The program had allocated $550,732 for 3,442 initial home inspections, with $184.9 million for grants and $3.5 million for final home inspections.

Homeowners still waiting on grants approved last year are now starting to receive their grants.

Here is a breakdown I received from the CFO’s office:

• Homeowners are required to conduct an inspection through the MSFH program to be eligible for the MSFH grant. The program has paused new home inspection applications at this time. The remaining funds will be utilized for home hardening grants and final inspections.
  
• If a homeowner submitted an application for a new home inspection before July 10, the program is working to process these applications as quickly as possible.
  
• If a homeowner has already been approved for or completed an initial inspection, the grant application process is still fully operational and the homeowner may still apply for a grant based on the timelines outlined by the legislature, including low-income and senior applicant periods.
  

If you have a question or comment about homeowners insurance, email me at matt.sczesny@wptv.com .