Pinellas County Housing Authority

Pinellas County Housing Authority, a U.S. government entity and public housing authority based in Largo, Florida, receives federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and maintain its public housing portfolio serving low-income residents, elderly individuals, and persons with disabilities throughout Pinellas County. The Authority does not function as a federal contractor or vendor in the traditional sense; instead, it is a grant recipient operating under formula-allocation and project-grant funding mechanisms established by the Housing Act.

Pinellas County Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of HUD grants across three primary programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides formula grants supporting day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, property management and administration, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides formula grants enabling modernization, development, rehabilitation of housing units, emergency repairs, and infrastructure improvements to the Authority's public housing inventory. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) provides project grants funding salary and fringe benefits for FSS Program Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families, enrolling participants, developing individualized training and services plans, and building partnerships with employers and community service providers.

The Authority has received 103 prime grant awards since 2006, with combined obligated dollars of $44.7 million, entirely from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. Recent awards include a $661,627 Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; a $100,000 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026; and a $468,582 Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032. Activity has stabilized at approximately four awards per year over the past five years. Five awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing near-term grant closeout activity. The Authority maintains no federal contracts, IDVs, or subcontracting relationships; its federal financial engagement is exclusively grant-based and formula-driven under HUD's public housing programs.