To assist with presidentially-declared disaster relief, long-term recovery and mitigation activities

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the City of St. Petersburg $159.884 million under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program on January 27, 2026, for long-term disaster recovery and mitigation activities in most impacted and distressed areas resulting from qualifying major disasters.

The award funds restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in disaster-affected areas. Activities include housing rehabilitation, reconstruction, and new construction; repair of roads, bridges, water and wastewater facilities; business assistance to affected owners; and job training and workforce development. The intended beneficiaries are low- and moderate-income households and businesses with urgent needs.

The City of St. Petersburg's Strategic Initiatives and Grants Department administers the award. Performance occurs in St. Petersburg, Florida. The period of performance runs through January 26, 2032. The city coordinates with subrecipients on delivery of housing and infrastructure recovery activities, though the source does not specify which organizations serve as subrecipients or the amounts they receive.

The CDBG-DR program supports disaster recovery activities that address unmet recovery needs remaining after other federal programs such as FEMA, SBA, or USACE have concluded their assistance. Recipients must submit an action plan and financial management certifications to HUD for approval and maintain records for three years following grant closeout.

Activities

Restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed (mid), areas resulting from qualifying major disasters.

Expected outcomes

Outcomes range from the following accomplishement examples: households benefitting from cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and cdbg-NDR funds, housing unit(s) new construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation activities, businesses assisted, jobs created and/or retained, rehabilitation or reconstruction of a public improvement, or public facilities.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended principal beneficiaries of cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and/or cdbg-NDR funds are low- and moderate-income households, which may include low- and moderate-income persons or households, and businesses with urgent needs.

Subrecipient activities

Cdbg-DR, cdbg-MIT and/or cdbg-NDR assistance may fund a broad range of grantee recovery activities, including but not limited to: housing rehabilitation or reconstruction, new housing construction, repairing roads and bridges, repairing water and wastewater facilities, providing assistance to affected business owners, job training and workforce development.