The grant revenue amounts received are subject to audit and adjustment. If any expenditures or expenses are disallowed by the grantor agencies as a result of such an audit, any claim for reimbursement to the grantor agencies would become a liability of the County.
After a presidentially declared disaster, FEMA provides Disaster Grants – Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) (Assistance Listing 97.036) to reimburse eligible costs associated with debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair, restoration, reconstruction or replacement of public facilities or infrastructure damaged or destroyed. Reimbursements are provided in the form of cost-shared grants. Hurricane Irma (FEMA-4337-DR) made landfall in Collier County on September 10, 2017. No additional expenditure was reported in 2025, but the County is still waiting to receive final payments. Hurricane Ian (FEMA-4673-DR) made landfall in Collier County on September 28, 2022. Of the $492,187 reported on the Schedule for grant Z2967, $460,623 was incurred in fiscal year 2023 and $24,392 was incurred in fiscal year 2024.
The Department of Treasury awarded the County $1,790,192 from the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF). The two tranches were received in 2023 and of that amount, $256,842 has been expended as of fiscal year 2025. The balance of the revenue is restricted in the fund until the County incurs additional expenditures. Year Ending September 30 Amount 2023 LATCF Revenue $ 1,790,192 2023 LATCF Expenditures (21,934) 2024 LATCF Expenditures (176,498) 2025 LATCF Expenditures (58,410) Total $ 1,533,350
As part of the National Opioid Settlement and the Florida Opioid Allocation and Statewide Response Agreement, the County is set to receive yearly distributions over an 18-year period from various pharmaceutical companies passed through the State. The County received the first distribution in April 2023 from the Abatement (Regional) Fund. Of the amounts received from 2023 through 2025, $1,735,792 has been expended. The balance of the revenue is restricted in the fund until the County incurs additional expenditures. Year Ending September 30 Revenues Expenditures Total 2023 (Year 1) $2,628,842 ($2,952) $2,625,890 2024 (Year 2) $1,241,219 ($9,808) $1,231,411 2025 (Year 3) $1,542,963 ($1,723,032) ($180,069) Grand Total $5,413,024 ($1,735,792) $3,677,232
In 2025, the County received a donation of 800 tons of sand, valued at $32.46 per ton, for a total of $25,968 in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Milton.