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USDA’s Florida Hurricane Disaster Assistance Program (FHDAP) is currently being administered by the Farm Service Agency FSA). Below is a list of phone numbers for FSA’s larger county offices.
- Florida State FSA office — 352-379-4500
- Lake and Orange counties — 352-742-7005
- Sumter County — 352-793-2651
- Volusia and Seminole counties — 386-734-2535
- Osceola and Brevard counties — 407-847-4201
- Polk County — 863-533-2051
- Hillsborough County — 813-752-1474
- Indian River and St. Lucie counties — 772-461-4546
- Hardee and DeSoto counties — 863-773-4764
- Highlands County — 863-385-7853
- Okeechobee County — 863-763-3345
- Collier, Glades, and Hendry counties — 863-983-7250
- Charlotte and Lee counties — 239-997-7331
- Palm Beach County — 561-683-2285
Insurance Mediation
For those growers who had crop insurance, contact your insurance agent to get a damage assessment performed on your operation before applying for FHDAP funds. Here are some disaster claim phone numbers:
- Florida Farm Bureau — 800-330-3327 or 866-275-7322 (www.ffbic.com)
- Citizens — 866-411-2742
- Foremost — 800-527-3907
- Cypress — 888-352-9773
- Progressive — 800-776-4737
If there is a dispute between you and the insurance adjuster, contact your area Florida Department of Financial Services office and request a mediation. Any consumer with a claim can participate in this program at no cost. For instance, mediation can help consumers work out a settlement if a contractor quote varies from an insurance company damage estimate, or help decide whether a flood policy or a wind policy covers the damage.
The state will have four mediation centers set up — the first one is in Charlotte County — followed by centers opening just south of Orlando, in Fort Pierce, and in Pensacola.
To schedule a mediation meeting call us at 800-22-STORM.
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