Action Plan

Last Updated: March 26, 2025

Pinellas County is required to develop an Action Plan that must be accepted by HUD before accessing federal recovery funds. The Action Plan is the County’s blueprint for identifying and funding CDBG-DR recovery and mitigation programs based on identified unmet disaster recovery and mitigation needs.

In March and April, the County is conducting an unmet needs assessment through storm damage data, surveys and public input after which a Draft Action Plan will be posted online.

Action Plan Requirements

County must conduct unmet and mitigation needs assessments
Programs/projects must address unmet (or mitigation) needs
Program budgets must be “proportionate” to identified unmet needs
County must consult the public and stakeholders in development of the Action Plan
70% of allocated funding must benefit low- and moderate-income residents

Expenditure Requirements

Per HUD requirements, 70% of program funding must be spent to address unmet needs that benefit individuals and households with low to moderate incomes. Here’s how it breaks down for Pinellas County’s funding:

Total Grant Allocation: $813,783,000

Unmet Needs:
$707,637,000

Mitigation (15% set aside):
$106,146,000

Administration Cap (5% for operating programs):
$40,689,150

Potential Programs

Pinellas County is considering a range of eligible programs, with emphasis on housing and economic recovery first, followed by storm mitigation projects to protect communities from future storms. Here are some of the main categories:

Homeowner

Reimbursement for repair and/or disaster relief payments and rehabilitation or reconstruction of primary homes.

Renter

Disaster relief payments or reimbursements.

Local Landlords

Support for small businesses and nonprofits.

Economic Recovery

Disaster relief payments or reimbursements.

Attend a Public Input Meeting

General public input meetings:

South County
April 7, 6-8:00 p.m.
Lealman Exchange,
Ray Neri Room
5175 45th St. N.,
St. Petersburg

Mid County
April 10, 6-8:00 p.m.
City of Dunedin
City Hall Commission Chambers
737 Louden Avenue
Dunedin

North County
April 24, 6-8:00 p.m.
Harbor Hall/White Chapel
1190 Georgia Avenue
Palm Harbor

County Commission review of Draft Action Plan

Board of County Commissioners
May 6, 6-8:00 p.m.
333 Chestnut Street
Palm Room
Clearwater

Virtual Meetings to review Draft Action Plan

Tuesday, May 13
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register for this Zoom meeting

Thursday, May 15
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Register for this Zoom meeting

Tell us what you think

Take our online survey (in English or in Spanish) to tell us your biggest unmet needs after the storms.

You can also email your questions or comments to recovery@pinellas.gov or send comments in writing to:

County Administration
Pinellas Recovers
315 Court Street
Suite 601
Clearwater, FL 33756

Resources

Video of presentation to the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 25, 2025

Presentation to the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 25, 2025

Public notice for CDBG-DR Action Plan meetings