$70M in home weatherization funds to come to Florida - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Florida is picking up 40 percent of its totalp weatherization funding Thursday following approval of a comprehensive state plan, according to federall officials. It adds to the initialp 10 percent funding allocation previously awarded to Floridq for trainingand ramp-up activities. Once the state can prove that it can implemeng thefull plan, Florida will receive another $87 million, bringinf its total contribution to $175 The weatherization project not only will covetr single-family homes, but some multifamily homes as well a section of the industry usually left out of such Priority for multifamily weatherization will go to the people with disabilities and families with childrenm younger than 12 years old.
The weatherizatiomn is meant to help reduce greenhous gas emissions while lowering energy costsfor low-incomed families. It will be available to families making up to 200 percentr of the federalpoverty level, or about $44,000 a year for a family of Overall, the federal government is awarding $453 milliob to 15 states, and in Florida would equatse to about $3,700 per home on States will eventually spend an average of $6,50p0 to weatherize homes.