My Safe Florida Home Program Update

The My Safe Florida Home (MSFH) program has expanded statewide after conducting a pilot program during 2006.  Since April 2007, the MSFH program has performed over 92,000 free wind inspections and received over 113,000 applications.  More than 9,512 homeowners have been approved for matching grants and are working with the MSFH program to harden their homes.  Statewide, the program has so far issued a total of more than $3.1 million in matching grants to homeowners. 

MSFH also partners with the Volunteer Florida Foundation (VFF) to provide non-matching mitigation grants to lower-income Floridians homes.  To date, VFF has completed work on 623 homes in Florida.

Any Floridian who lives in a single-family, site-built home is eligible for a free wind inspection through the program.  Homeowners who receive free wind inspections through the MSFH program will receive a detailed inspection report, with eligibility information on the matching grants program up to $5,000, if the home is eligible.     

Even if you do not qualify for the free low income or matching grant, you may still qualify for insurance discounts.  We are finding that many Floridians are eligible for premium reductions without making a single improvement! To assist homeowners, MSFH provides eligible program participants with free certified mitigation forms, which can be given to the homeowner’s insurance company to check for premium discounts. 

Please sign up for your free home inspection from My Safe Florida Home.  There are several ways to do this: Apply online at www.MySafeFloridaHome.com or call our toll free number at 1-866-513-MSFH (6734)