CDP Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund

Hurricane Isiais, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Oct. 9 as a Category 2 storm, bringing strong winds and intense rainfall.

Though the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be “below-normal,” warmer waters and favorable conditions mean each storm has a higher potential for rapid intensification and severity.

Many communities are still recovering from past hurricanes. Jamaica is still reeling from the record-breaking fury of Hurricane Meliessa, while ongoing recovery work stemming from Hurricanes Ian, Nicole, Idalia, Debby, Helene and Milton can be seen across Florida. And swathes of inland communities across the southeastern US and Central Appalachia that do not normally receive strong impacts from hurricanes are navigating a recovery period they never expected to face.

Our Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund helps communities devastated by Atlantic hurricanes, prioritizing initiatives that support those facing systemic barriers to equitable recovery.

We focus on the greatest areas of need for the recovery process. Our approach is community- and expert-informed, focused on medium- and long-term recovery, and rooted in an intersectional racial equity lens.

Photo: Hurricane Beryl’s destruction in Carriacou, Grenada, July 7, 2024. (Photo credit: Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs & Local Government via Facebook)