The Escambia County RESTORE Project Application Portal is now open beginning today, July 1, and can be accessed by visiting http://restore.myescambia.com/. The portal will be open for 90 days and will close on Wednesday, September 30, with individuals, businesses and organizations invited to submit projects for RESTORE funding via the portal during that time period.
No project proposals will be accepted after the portal’s closing date of September 30, 2015. Submitted projects must:
- Meet at least one of the eligibility criteria outlined in the federal RESTORE Act (see eligible activities)
- Include a project budget
- Address the evaluation criteria which can be found at www.myescambia.com/restore
Several community workshops are scheduled for each Commission District in an effort to introduce the project portal, answer questions regarding application preparation and submission, and encourage collaboration. Citizens are also encouraged to bring their own projects and ask one-on-one questions. A current schedule of the workshops are listed below:
(District 3) - Monday, July 13, *Central Office Complex (3363 West Park Place), 5:30 p.m.
(District 1) - Tuesday, July 21, *Charity Chapel (5820 Montgomery Avenue), 5:30 p.m.
(District 5) - Monday, July 27, Langley Bell 4-H Center (3730 Stefani Road), 5:30 p.m.
(District 4) - Tuesday, August 11, Gull Point Community Center (7000 Spanish Trail Road), 5:30 p.m.
* Note new locations
Once the application portal closes, project proposals will be evaluated by the technical review team consisting of subject matter experts, the RESTORE Act Advisory Committee and the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners.
During the review process, applicants may be contacted for more information. Once all projects have been ranked, a list of recommended projects will be posted on www.myescambia.com/restore. The public will have an opportunity to provide comments on the project list. The Board of County Commissioners has the final authority for approval of the project list before it is submitted to the U.S. Department of Treasury for federal level review.
For more information, contact Shelly Marshall, RESTORE coordinator for Escambia County, at (850) 595-3460, email [email protected] and follow @EscambiaRESTORE on Twitter.
