TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — My Safe Florida Home, a popular grant program that can help homeowners cut property-insurance costs, began taking applications on Monday morning.

The Florida Legislature allocated $280,000 in funding to the program.

This year, the program's focus is on low-income homeowners.

The program assists Florida residents with free wind-mitigation inspections and grants of up to $10,000 to help them make storm-related upgrades to their homes and qualify for property insurance discounts.

Properties eligible for the program include single-family homes, detached residential properties or townhomes.

Residents must be living in the homes and have been granted a homestead exemption.

To be eligible for a grant, residents must meet the following requirements: • The home must hav

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