STATE OF EMERGENCY HURRICANE
Understand state & community relief funding
Florida's response funding supports government operations, while the Florida Disaster Fund supports organizations helping affected communities recover.
Read about community relief funding (opens in a new tab)The benefit
Relief reaches communities through service organizations.
- Receive Disaster Fund support
- Organizations
- Community response and relief
- Recovery
- No direct household application
- Services
Provided by
The foundation administers the Florida Disaster Fund. The separate Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund supports the governor's emergency response.
How to get it
Follow the path from funding to local services
- Read the fund's purpose and official relief announcements to understand which organizations are receiving support.
- Contact Volunteer Florida at 850-414-7400 with questions about the fund.
- Follow the announced service organization's own instructions for assistance it has confirmed is available.
The donation page is not an individual assistance application. A declaration or fund announcement does not approve a household for cash. Each service organization determines its own available assistance and access rules.
Requirements, declaration & official sources
Florida · statewide information
The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund supports the governor's response to a declared emergency when needs exceed normal appropriations.
The Florida Disaster Fund is the state's official private relief fund and distributes support to community organizations serving affected people. Its donation page is not an individual assistance application.
Volunteer Florida: 850-414-7400. Ask the organization about verified community support; do not treat an emergency declaration as an approval for cash assistance.
EO 26-202 · amended by EO 26-211 · Initial expiration: December 5, 2026 · a renewal or rescission can change this
