CDBG-DR Action Plan

Last Updated: April 23, 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.  

Draft Action Plan

A Draft Action Plan outlining countywide priorities for the CDBG-DR grant is available for review and comment from April 23 – May 23, 2025. You can review key points from the Draft Action Plan below or view the full plan then leave your comments. You can also attend one of the upcoming in-person or virtual meetings to learn more.

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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 

Unmet Needs According to the Data

Category Disaster Impact Assistance Unmet Need (UN) % of UN
Housing $3.5 Billion $435 Million $  3.1 Billion 78%
Economy $587 Million $72 Million $  525 Million 13%
Infrastructure $770 Million $578 Million $  193 Million 5%
Public Services $335 Million $173 Million $  163 Million 4%
TOTAL $5.2 Billion $1.3 Billion $  3.9 Billion 100%

Housing Unmet Needs by Type

Preliminary Program Budget

Housing Budget Budget % Unmet Need %
Owner-Occupied Single-Family Rehab and Reconstruction $500,000,000 74% 78%
Owner-Occupied Single Family Repairs Reimbursement $20,787,758
Small Landlord Rental Housing Rehab and Reconstruction $57,865,307
Homebuyer Assistance Program $20,000,000
Economy Budget Budget % Unmet Need %
Small Business and Nonprofit Assistance $32,147,393 4% 13%
Mitigation Infrastructure Budget Budget % Unmet Need %
Local Mitigation Planning $24,000,000 13% 5%
Mitigation Infrastructure Program $106,146,000
Public Services Budget Budget % Unmet Need %
Disaster Relief Reimbursement Payments $32,147,392 4% 4%

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:  

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Homeowner

Reimbursement or repair for disaster damaged primary homes; reimbursements for eligible repairs completed; disaster relief payments

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Renter

Disaster relief payments; homeownership assistance for renters

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Local Landlords

Rehabilitation or reconstruction of affordable rental homes

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Economic Recovery

Recovery support for small businesses and nonprofits

Attend a Public Input Meeting

General public input meetings:

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

Unmet Needs Resident Survey 

Slide: Residential Survey Results: Priorities. Over 3,000 surveys received. Housing 63%, Infrastructure 29%, Public Services 7%, Economy 1%. Home Recovery Assistance (41%): Single-family and manufactured home repair, reconstruction, replacement or reimbursement.​ Housing Assistance (8%): Rental assistance, or homebuyer mortgage assistance.​ Affordable Housing (14%): Development of new single-family and multifamily housing, and/or homeowner assistance.​ Infrastructure (29%): Repairs and improvements to roads, bridges, stormwater systems, and evacuation routes.​ Financial Assistance (5%): Debt due to lost wages and other financial hardships.​ Public Services (2%): Healthcare, childcare, employment services, or direct payments for recovery needs.​ Economic Development (1%): Workforce training, business support, and commercial revitalization.​

More than 3,000 people responded to our online survey on unmet needs following the hurricanes. These results alongside surveys and outreach to our city partners and local businesses helped inform our Draft Action Plan. See full survey results. 

Draft Action Plan Presentation

This video was recorded at the April 7, 2025 public meeting.

View the slide deck instead of watching the video.

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

Opening slide for Feb. 25 BCC meeting, showing the Pinellas County logo, the title CDBG-DR Action Plan, and the date.

Public notice for CDBG-DR Action Plan meetings

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