The City of Palmetto’s CRA is working with Applied Sciences to develop a citywide Adaptation Plan funded by a 347200 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Resilient Florida program. This follows a 150000 FDEP‑funded Vulnerability Study completed and accepted in 2024, and the current workshop presented June 2026 progress, focus areas, and potential policy and infrastructure strategies to address tidal flooding, shoreline vulnerability, inland flooding, and resilient standards for buildings and infrastructure. Applied Sciences is under a continuing services (CCNA) relationship with the City and is delivering the plan along with extensive community engagement and policy recommendations through approximately 2027, after which staff intend to seek additional funding for implementation projects. For vendors, this represents an early‑stage pipeline of future capital and planning work—such as stormwater upgrades, shoreline and living shoreline projects, elevation/retrofit programs, green infrastructure, and updated stormwater utility or watershed planning—likely to be funded by future Resilient Florida, federal mitigation, or related grants.

Plan work includes staff workshops, CRA engagement, and future community workshops; focus areas incl...