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Projects Requested for FY24

Bithlo Quality Affordable Housing Small House Project

Project Recipient: The Area Agency on Aging of Central Florida, Inc.

This project is for the construction of small houses to provide quality, affordable housing to multi-generational low-income populations of Bithlo, including seniors, caregivers, aged out foster youth, veterans, among others.

Address of Recipient: 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 100, Orlando, Florida 32803
Project Location: 18409 11^th Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32833
Amount Requested: $750,000
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Community Center Rehabilitation

Project Recipient: City of Orlando

This project is to rehabilitate the multipurpose community center to expand space available to be used for the Community Violence Intervention Project, which helps address mental health and substance use and provide employment services, outreach, and housing services.

Address of Recipient: 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801
Project Location: 800 Grand Avenue, Orlando, FL 32805
Amount Requested: $750,000
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Creating Multi-Family Affordable Housing

Project Recipient: Town of Eatonville

This project is to convert vacant property that the town owns into a multi-family housing apartment building to serve as affordable housing.

Address of Recipient: 307 E Kennedy Boulevard, Eatonville, Florida 32751
Project Location: 143 Elizabeth Street, Eatonville, FL 32751
Amount Requested: $4,116,279
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Haralson Estates Subdivision Stormwater Management Improvements

Project Recipient: City of Orlando

Residents of Haralson Estates experience frequent flooding largely caused by an undersized drainage system. This project is for reconstruction of an outmoded and underperforming stormwater management system, including installation of stormwater management piping and the reconstruction of the sanitary sewer system and water system in the area. These stormwater management improvements will keep our water cleaner and prevent destructive flooding.

Address of Recipient: 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801
Project Location: Haralson Estates Subdivision includes the following streets in Orlando, FL: W. Arlington St., N. Goldwyn Ave., W. Concord St., W. Amelia St., Haralson Ave., Harwood St., and W. Livingston St.
Amount Requested: $959,752
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Housing Rehabilitation and Affordability Preservation Program

Project Recipient: City of Winter Park

This project is to make safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency improvements to low- and moderate-income owner-occupied single-family households to preserve the affordability of housing stock.

Address of Recipient: 401 South Park Avenue, Winter Park, Florida 32789
Project Location: Various residences in Florida’s 10^th Congressional district
Amount Requested: $500,000
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Jewish Community Center Educational Space

Project Recipient: Shalom Orlando, Inc.

This project is for constructing an educational space within the Jewish Community Center, equipped with tools and training for students focused on science, technology, creativity, and innovation.

Address of Recipient: 851 N Maitland Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751
Project Location: 851 N Maitland Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751
Amount Requested: $500,000
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LYNX Central Station Bus Terminal Retrofit

Project Recipient: Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

This project is to reconstruct and enlarge existing bus bays at LYNX Central Station to accommodate 60-foot buses to address the issue of 60-foot buses blocking traffic and crosswalks.

Address of Recipient: 455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801
Project Location: 455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801
Amount Requested: $750,000
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LYNX Solar Technology for Bus Shelters and Shelter Refacing

Project Recipient: Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

This project is to install new solar lighting on existing bus shelters to improve safety and establish independence from the electrical power grid.

Address of Recipient: 455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801
Project Location: Multiple locations in Orlando, Florida
Amount Requested: $500,000
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Multicultural Senior Center Construction

Project Recipient: Orange County Government

This project is for construction at the Multicultural Center to create a space for seniors to learn, congregate and socialize in a collective setting, and to be connected to services in partnership with nonprofit organizations and the Office on Aging.

Address of Recipient: 201 South Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32802
Project Location: Multiple locations in Orlando, Florida
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
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North Independence Lane Extension

Project Recipient: City of Maitland

This project is to construct North Independence Lane from Horatio Avenue to George Avenue to improve transportation options and spur redevelopment.

Address of Recipient: 3319 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 100, Orlando, Florida 32803
Project Location: 18409 11^th Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32833
Amount Requested: $500,000
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Reclaiming the Dream Housing Program

Project Recipient: West Lakes Partnership

This project is for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a vacant two-unit complex for rehabilitation to create affordable, energy efficient housing to help combat the affordable housing challenges in the neighborhood.

Address of Recipient: 2043 Jacobs Place, Orlando, Florida 32805
Project Location: 418 Sunset Drive, Orlando Florida 32805
Amount Requested: $255,000
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Residential Energy Efficiency for Low Income Seniors

Project Recipient: Orange County Government

This project is for construction to provide low-income seniors with high efficiency air conditioning replacement, service, or system upgrades so they can stay in their homes longer, lower their energy bills, and have adequate cooling for the seasons.

Address of Recipient: 201 South Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32802
Project Location: Various residences in Florida’s 10^th Congressional district
Amount Requested: $370,000
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Roof Replacement in Meadow Lake Apartments

Project Recipient: Orlando Housing Authority

This project is to repair, improve, and modernize the Meadow Lake Apartments which provide low-cost housing for 87 families, seniors, and disabled adults, by replacing its existing, decayed roofing to extend the building’s lifespan and eliminate potential safety and health hazards.

Address of Recipient: 390 North Bumby Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32803
Project Location: 3456 Meadow Lake Lane, Orlando, Florida, 32808
Amount Requested: $400,000
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Thermal Energy Efficiency Enhancements

Project Recipient: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Inc.

This project is to purchase and install a long-duration thermal energy storage system in the commercial freezer to improve their ability to safely store perishable frozen food and to save money on energy costs, which will be reinvested into providing food to food insecure residents.

Address of Recipient: 411 Mercy Drive, Orlando, Florida 32805
Project Location: 411 Mercy Drive, Orlando, Florida 32805
Amount Requested: $200,000
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Transportation Mobility Hubs

Project Recipient: Orange County Government

This project is to construct two mobility hubs to provide people with more transportation options to connect to jobs, education, and other opportunities, especially for underserved residents, students at technical school and high school, and customers and employees of small businesses in proximity.

Address of Recipient: 201 South Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32802
Project Location: Orange Technical College and Pine Hills Bus Transfer Center
Amount Requested: $271,000
Disclosure Form